What's taking Bayh and Sherrod Brown so long to vote?

SharonRB

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:06 PM
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What's taking Bayh and Sherrod Brown so long to vote?

They're the last two votes and we need them both to hit 60.

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Drunken Irishman

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:07 PM
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1. Brown is attending his mother's wake.

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SharonRB

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:09 PM
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4. Does that mean we're going to be a vote short?

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Drunken Irishman

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:09 PM
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7. No, they're holding it open until he can get back.

Is expected to arrive later tonight.

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ThomWV

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:09 PM
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9. I believe they are holding the vote open for him to fly back and he's on the way

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Graybeard

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:11 PM
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10. They will hold the vote open until Brown arrives.

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SharonRB

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:16 PM
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11. Thanks for the info

I knew I could get an answer here!

I was away from my computer for only an hour or so and when I got home and turned the teevee on, they were waiting for the last four votes.

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remoulade

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:17 PM
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12. I don't understand why they can't vote by phone or blackberry or

something that's used in the 21st century.

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Drunken Irishman

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:39 PM
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13. Yeah, I don't get it, either.

Pretty pathetic, if you ask me.

It makes you wonder what would happen if there was a major disaster that made it impossible for senators and congresspeople to get to DC to vote on emergency legislation.

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spanone

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:08 PM
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2. they said on 1600 they didn't know where bayh was.....wtf?

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wyldwolf

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:08 PM
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3. Bayh just voted yes

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spanone

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:09 PM
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5. alright

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notadmblnd

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:09 PM
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6. Brown should be back in DC around 10 pm from what the talking head said.

Reid keeping vote open until then.

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MiniMe

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Fri Feb-13-09 07:09 PM
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8. Brown is at his mother's funeral. He is flying back tonight to vote

That has to be tough, he is coming back just to vote on this bill.

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