Take names. These are the Dem Senators who voted FOR Keystone:
YEAs:
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Hagan (D-NC)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Pryor (D-AR)
Tester (D-MT)
Walsh (D-MT)
Warner (D-VA)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00280
These are the Democratic Senators who are willing to promote the huge LIE that the Keystone Pipeline "creates jobs and energy independence".
Remember who the liars are.
Autumn
(46,360 posts)The U.S.A. Freedom Act is being debated in the Senate, Another one to mark.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)they KNEW would be political death in their campaigns. They then use the losers to vote while they can, without having anything left to risk.
The Lame Duck period is the most fertile period to get legislation through that is the most unpopular with their bases. Some have nothing to lose, and they allow a few others, probably just enough to get the legislation passed, hoping that voters will forget their betrayal in their next elections.
So iow, Begich was a perfect choice to vote FOR the Pipeline. HE will be okay, most likely rewarded for his vote by his corporate buddies.
The whole system is so corrupt, it's hard to know where to begin to even try to fix it.
I would not be surprised if the Chained CPI is 'back on the table' during this period.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)No excuse voting FOR this beyond personal gain.
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CrispyQ
(38,302 posts)enough
(13,456 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)I wish we had immediate ointment for that.
oldtime dfl_er
(6,989 posts)Thought she was better than that.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Happily, both my Senators voted "no" - Franken and Klobuchar.
3catwoman3
(25,466 posts)...moving to MN. Klonbuchar and Franken ROCK!!!!
Ino
(3,366 posts)I don't know how she manages to fool so many into thinking she's anything but a DINO.
My collection of McCaskill's pro-Repuke positions:
She voted for everything George Bush put in front of her... war, more war, Patriot Act, increased spending, bailing out the banks, etc. Then, after Obama got elected and people started clamoring for jobs, but the Repugs were now oh-so-worried about the deficit, she had this to say: "Jobs are important, but we have to worry about the deficit" -- the deficit she helped drive up! I could not find a link for this quote, but I =heard= her say that, and it infuriated me.
So what did our darling propose to do about the deficit?...
"McCaskill introduced on Tuesday anti-deficit legislation that could impose automatic cuts in Social Security and other entitlement programs. McCaskill, of Missouri, was the only Democrat to join with a group of Republicans to press for a far-reaching debt reduction plan that would tie federal spending to the nation's economic ouput. McCaskill is a chief sponsor with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. No Democrat other than McCaskill has stepped forward to support the plan, suggesting that it could encounter stiff opposition in the Democratic-run Senate. Politicians typically shy away from proposals to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid because of the backlash that arrives from all directions."
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mccaskill-joins-senate-gop-in-deficit-reduction-bill/article_fc2fc4c3-b5dc-5bee-b629-4bd56eddf62b.html
McCaskill teams up with GOP on radical bill to slash Social Security, Medicare
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/03/940951/-McCaskill-teams-up-with-GOP-on-radical-bill-to-slash-Social-Security-Medicare
She voted to approve Mukasey, cuz she voted for everything George Bush wanted.
A quote from 2010, illustrating that shes no Democrat:
"I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things."
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/11/04/interview_with_senator_claire_mccaskill_107861.html
She would not fight for single-payer healthcare
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x352350
In the wake of moveon.orgs ad condemning General Betray Us, McCaskill was one of 22 Democratic Senators and 49 Republicans who voted in support of Repuglican Cornyn's amendment to "strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus." Even Hillary Clinton voted against that bit of pandering nonsense. Petraeus later resigned in disgrace.
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/wariniraq/a/moveon_ad_vote.htm
In 2013, she was the 24th richest congressperson...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kevin-mcdermott/mccaskill-ranks-th-in-this-year-s-list-of-richest/article_a372aa25-094f-54ab-843e-a3d5eb1988e2.html
Yet, this former auditor forgot to pay nearly $300K in taxes on her private plane, but she did remember to bill taxpayers for her trips in it...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/claire-mccaskill-admits-to-287000-in-unpaid-taxes-on-private-plane/2011/03/15/AB5fv77_blog.html
The only reason she won the last election is because Todd Akin couldn't keep his stupid mouth shut.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)When is she up for re-election? Are there any possible candidates to run against her in the primary?
Ino
(3,366 posts)No one ran against her in the 2012 primary
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)like to see her challenged in her next primary frankly.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)How stupid can they be?
Or do just think all of US are that stupid?
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)This is how you weed out the private servants from the public servants.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)You try to sell us lies, we'll see the back of you.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Democrats get no help. Instead our support will go to their progressive challengers.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Or Conservative Democrats etc.
It is a huge distraction to argue that this war we are in, is between Democrats and Republicans. This vote should end that thinking.
This class war is between Conservatives and Non-Conservatives. And any conservative can identify themself as a Democrat.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)TheNutcracker
(2,104 posts)KoKo
(84,711 posts)We have her RW counterpart coming up for re-election in 2016...so there's work to be done. John Edwards did have a NC Senate seat for 4 years before he ran for President. I bet he wishes he'd stayed in the Senate for NC... I wish he had, also. Better fit than what happened to him.
Kagan came from banking...she will probably return there or for a position in one of the Oil Companies after this vote.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)whose land is the pipeline trying to cut through? Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)Painful but must get rid of them. Bye bye. Who is Canada to dictate what USA should do.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)... our Senators aren't on that list. It's time to dump the ones that are.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)Do they have oil jobs waiting for them?
demwing
(16,916 posts)Last edited Wed Nov 19, 2014, 05:29 AM - Edit history (1)
Bennet (D-CO)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
I'm assuming Landrieu loses her seat, as it seems likely
vi5
(13,305 posts)Maybe the party can reward them all with leadership positions.
demwing
(16,916 posts)those Dems lost or retired their seats in the last election. The vote has already happened, The good guys won.
My point is, the conservadems that will still be in their Senate seats come January will be enough to get the GOP to a veto proof majority.
There's no doubt that the GOP controlled Senate will put it up for a vote again when they have more seats. The only reason they even bothered to have a vote right now was to hail mary save Landrieu's seat for the run off election.
demwing
(16,916 posts)my bad
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)thank god (from an atheist)
he was running against, possibly, the biggest douche in the republican party.
I would rather see money go towards high speed rail, or alt energy, but there's a lot of pipe-liners who want the work.
onecaliberal
(35,895 posts)This is a third way list if I've ever seen one. Screw our children, screw the biggest aquifer in the country. These people do NOT share our values. They are not dems they need to go!
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)in the first place. Whenever a good Progressive runs against these Dinos, the Party Leadership supports the Dino. There must be some way to fight this money. THAT imo, is the most important issue that needs to be addressed.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)But they will always have their enablers so that won't happen. That blind loyalty is the real problem.
The party has lost so much of its membership over the past decade or so. Only 32% of voters now identify as Democrats. Down from, I believe 44%. If THAT doesn't demonstrate how disgusted voters are with the way they are being represented, I don't know what does.
But the more people who tell them they will not vote for their chosen Corporate Candidates, the better. Telling them 'we don't like him/her, but I'll hold my nose because the other guy is worse' is exactly what they want to hear. That's all that matters to them regarding the voters, their votes at election time. After that they ignore them until the next election.
They have learn that the people are supposed to have a say in all of this and people need to have a 'no tolerance' attitude towards them when it comes to who they decide to support to represent the PEOPLE. The problem is, the DNC chooses candidates who are guaranteed to represent Wall St.
williesgirl
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merrily
(45,251 posts)I must say, though, I get that Begich and Landrieu would probably get shot, not just voted out, if they voted against oil, especially Begich.
Of course, trying to educate your constituents on an ongoing basis, instead of simply selling out their descendants when voting times comes is out of the question.
glinda
(14,807 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)ladjf
(17,320 posts)hotrod0808
(323 posts)All of them.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)this is how they do it in the Lame Duck Congress, they allow the losers to use their remaining power to screw the voters, then they get their rewards in the Corporate World. The others will be allowed to vote for something 'populous' over the next couple of years, while the task of voting for unpopular legislation will be given to a few others.
It's quite a game they play. At the expense of the people. Time to thoroughly expose it.