Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
2010 NFL SEASON: WEEK 16
BYE WEEK: x-Pittsburgh (10-4)
x- Clinched a playoff berth
WILD CARD ROUND
NY Jets (10-4) at Kansas City (9-5)
Baltimore (10-4) at Indianapolis (8-6)
IN CONTENTION
Jacksonville 8-6
San Diego 8-6
Oakland 7-7
Tennessee 6-8
HOMEFIELD: x-Atlanta (11-2)
BYE WEEK: y-Chicago (10-4)
x-Clinched playoff berth
y-Division Champs
WILD CARD ROUND
NY Giants (9-5) at Philadelphia (10-4)
New Orleans (10-4) at St. Louis (6-8)
IN CONTENTION
Green Bay 8-6
Tampa Bay 8-6
Seattle 6-8
San Francisco 5-9
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
“DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” REPEAL IS SIGNED
“That is why I say to all Americans, gay or straight, who want nothing more than to defend this country in uniform: Your country needs you, your country wants you, and we will be honored to welcome you into the ranks of the finest military the world has ever known.”
“For we are not a nation that says, ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ We are a nation that says, ‘Out of many, we are one.’ We are a nation that welcomes the service of every patriot. We are a nation that believes that all men and women are created equal. Those are the ideals that generations have fought for. Those are the ideals that we uphold today. And now, it is my honor to sign this bill into law.”
"DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" REPEAL IS CLOSE....
December 18, 2010 10:36 AM CT
INVOKE CLOTURE ≥ 60 VOTES
| | YEA | NAY | NV |
| TOTAL | 63 | 33 | 4 |
| DEM | 57* | 0 | 1 |
| GOP | 6 | 33 | 3 |
*Includes two independents
The motion to invoke cloture passes….
LATER THAT DAY….
December 18, 2010 2:02 PM CT
MAJORITY ≥ 51 VOTES
| | YEA | NAY | NV |
| TOTAL | 65 | 31 | 4 |
| DEM | 57* | 0 | 1 |
| GOP | 8 | 31 | 3 |
*Includes two independents
The yeas have it, 65-31. The motion passes….
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
DREAM ACT SENATE VOTE & STATEMENT
December 18, 2010 10:09 AM CT
INVOKE CLOTURE ≥ 60 VOTES
| | YEA | NAY | NV |
| TOTAL | 55 | 41 | 4 |
| DEM | 52* | 5 | 1 |
| GOP | 3 | 36 | 3 |
*Includes two independents
The motion to invoke cloture fails.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
KEY VOTES THIS WEEKEND
It was posted this evening via facebook by Stace Medellin and later confirmed on Talking Points Memo and The Rachel Maddow Show that Senator Henry Reid (D-NV) has filed a motion for cloture on two pieces of legislation: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal and the DREAM Act.
In a cloture motion, there needs to be 60 votes or more in order to end debate. If one OR BOTH passes the 60 vote thresh hold on Saturday, a vote for passage (where you only need 51) would take place on Sunday.
Right now DADT Repeal reportedly has the support of Senate Democrats and a small number of Republicans (Brown, Collins, and Snow) to overcome the 60-vote margin to invoke cloture. The DREAM Act is still up in the air if it will pass the 60-vote mark.
Stay tuned on Saturday and Sunday.
2010 NFL SEASON: WEEK 15
If the Playoffs started today…
BYE WEEK: Pittsburgh (10-3)
x- Clinched a playoff berth
WILD CARD ROUND
NY Jets (9-4) at Kansas City (8-5)
Baltimore (9-4) at Jacksonville (6-5)
IN CONTENTION
San Diego 7-6
Indianapolis 7-6
Miami 7-6
Oakland 6-7
Houston 5-8
Tennessee 5-8
BYE WEEK: Chicago (9-4)
WILD CARD ROUND
NY Giants (9-4) at Philadelphia (9-4)
New Orleans (10-3) at St. Louis (6-7)
IN CONTENTION
Tampa Bay 8-5
Green Bay 8-5
Seattle 6-7
San Francisco 5-8
Arizona 4-9
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
HOUSE PASSES DADT REPEAL BILL
December 15, 2010 5:15 PM ET
| | YEA | NAY | NV |
| TOTAL | 250 | 175 | 9 |
| DEM | 235 | 15 | 5 |
| GOP | 15 | 160 | 4 |
The yeas have it, 250-175. The motion passes
On to the Senate…
Friday, December 10, 2010
HOW TO FILIBUSTER 101
If you want to see how an actual filibuster is done, turn to C-SPAN 2 or log on to c-span.org or http://sanders.senate.gov/ and watch Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) show how it is done. He began at 9:25 AM CT.
Senator Bernie Sanders is filibustering the Obama Tax Cut plan that would extend unemployment benefits for 13 months and in exchange the Bush Tax Cuts are extended for 2 years for ALL income levels (H.R. 4853).
If you are going to filibuster, do not use it as an empty threat to just block a vote, actually engage in discussion.
The Senate floor is yours, Senator Sanders.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
2010 NFL SEASON: WEEK 14
If the Playoffs started today…
BYE WEEK: Pittsburgh (9-3)
WILD CARD ROUND
Baltimore (8-4) at Kansas City (8-4)
NY Jets (9-3) at Jacksonville (7-5)
IN CONTENTION
Oakland 6-6
San Diego 6-6
Indianapolis 6-6
Miami 6-6
Houston 5-7
Cleveland 5-7
Tennessee 5-7
ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, and Denver have been eliminated from playoff contention.
BYE WEEK: Chicago (9-3)
WILD CARD ROUND
NY Giants (8-4) at Philadelphia (8-4)
New Orleans (9-3) at St. Louis (6-6)
IN CONTENTION
Green Bay 8-4
Tampa Bay 7-5
Seattle 6-6
Minnesota 5-7
Washington 5-7
Dallas 4-8
ELIMINATED: Detroit and Carolina have been eliminated from playoff contention. Arizona and San Francisco have been eliminated from Wild Card Contention, but not in the race to win the NFC
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