Is this where I pretend to be surprised?

[alicebluegown16]

Glenn Thrush says the question from the Senate floor this evening was "where was Cornyn," as the Texas Republican was the only senator to miss the crucial cloture vote on the stimulus package.
The answer: He was at a New York gathering of prominent media conservatives and Wall Street Republican donors called the Monday Meeting, held at the Grand

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[bluetooth16]

That is so ridiculous. His ass should have been in the Senate opposing this fail. We need every hand on deck! Couldn't that shit be postponed?

[cookie_nut]

I half think he's staying away because he knows that despite the stink he made, the bill's going to pass anyway.

[phamos818]

Meanwhile, Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy were both there in their wheelchairs.

And Tim Johnson! Don't forget him!

Wow, there are a lot of Democratic senators in wheelchairs these days...

[spiffystuff]

You know, it's probably impossible but I wish the way votes were counted was reformed a bit, like, if you don't vote or vote "abstain" then it decreases the vote pool. So if you've got 100 members, and 20 don't vote, 45 vote yes and 35 no, then the measure passes by a simple majority (because the total votes are now 80 so anything over 40 is a majority) :P

[kerrence]

obligatory "John Cornyn is such a raging douche who makes me ashamed to be from Texas" comment.

[alicebluegown16]

Obligatory agreement on all counts.

Man, if I were Rick Noriega I'd be standing on street corners screaming 'I told you so' to everyone who walked past.

[dinkydo]

Obligatory Third.

JESUS CHRIST.

I just wrote him an email about "SHOW UP AND DO YOUR JOB". asshole. And man, you're right. Rick Noriega better be holding a press conference today.

[alicebluegown16]

Incidentally, what IS Rick Noriega up to these days? I'm convinced Obama will appoint him to something what with him being 1)Hispanic 2) A Vet 3)From a state that might become a battleground soon and 4) a really, really great way to make Big John's head explode.