Great post.

The Republican leadership in the Senate wanted to pass the stimulus bill. They also know it is unpopular with the base so, magically, just enough Republicans voted to let it passed. If Burris wasn’t there one more Republican vote would have “magically” been found.

I think it’s a possibility…

It’s deceptive, underhanded, sneaky, dishonest, and manipulative. They are Dems. Of course they did.

You nailed it.

Representative Currie (D) used the “I’m to stupid to do my job” defense to cover up the fact they she was obstructing. Democrats wanted to get the stimulus bill passed and needed the Burris vote.

This is very common in Washington. Pretend you are stupid to cover up your corruption or malfeasance, thus, showing contempt for the American people in the process.

Why? Why does our government operate this way?

They can. No accountability. Ever.

And, yes, this tactic is used by both parties. They both use it whenever they need to and think it will go unpunished.

Just goes to show how far the libs will go to get their way. Nothing is sacred anymore, especially thier oaths of office.

Here’s the link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_go_co/senate_rollcall_stimulus

Hope that helps.

That’s true Tom. But Burris’s vote only mattered on Cloture. Simple majority was needed for passage which the Dems got handily. The reason for the extra vote (61) on cloture was Kennedy. He actually did vote on cloture but not on final passage.

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