Sunday, December 14, 2008
Attaboy Saxby! GOP Winning Streak Continues
by W. T. Howes
It looks like Governor Palin’s trip to Georgia was worth the effort. The first major vote since the re-election of Senator Saxby Chambliss was Friday’s vote in the United States Senate to invoke cloture and move the automaker “bailout” for a vote before the full Senate. To pass, there must be sixty votes in favor of a motion to invoke cloture. In this case, the cloture motion failed 52-35. Senator Chambliss was one of the courageous Republicans who voted “no”. The current version of the “bailout” bill failed - at least for now. With the election of Chambliss and two Congressmen in special elections in Louisiana, and now the stopping of this bill, the Republicans have put together a little winning streak.
