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Title: Lieberman Says DADT Repeal Bill Has the Votes, Scott Brown Supports Repeal
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URL Source: http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot ... rman-says-dadt-repeal-bil.html
Published: Dec 3, 2010
Author: Chris Geidner
Post Date: 2010-12-03 15:12:40 by go65
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Although Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) said today that he was not sure where the negotiations stand between party leaders on Senate consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, he said that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was "respectfully" wrong earlier in the day when he had said that "41 of [his] colleagues" would join him in "not agree[ing] to have this bill go forward." The NDAA contains an amendment aimed at repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and McCain had further demonstrated his oft-stated opposition to the repeal in the second day of hearings into the Pentagon working group's report about implementing such a repeal. The bill, which needs 60 votes to be debated because of a Republican filibuster threat, failed to meet that threshold in September. Lieberman told reporters after the hearing that Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) -- who only briefly attended Friday's hearing -- "has said again, notwithstanding the letter that was sent out by the members of the Republican caucus, that so long as she feels there has been a fair process and debate of the defense bill, and it hasn't been cut off prematurely, that she'll vote to bring up the bill." Within hours of the end of those hearings -- chaired by repeal supporter Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) -- Lieberman gained some support when Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) -- who voted against the DADT repeal amendment into the NDAA earlier this year -- issued a statement saying, "Having reviewed the Pentagon report, having spoken to active and retired military service members, and having discussed the matter privately with Defense Secretary Gates and others, I accept the findings of the report and support repeal based on the Secretary's recommendations that repeal will be implemented only when the battle effectiveness of the forces is assured and proper preparations have been completed." It was not clear, however, if Brown would vote to proceed to debate on the NDAA, which is the first hurdle repeal faces in the lame-duck session of Congress now underway. In addition to Collins, Lieberman said that he had spoken with other Republicans about repeal and that, "It's on that basis that I say that I'm convinced that we have more than 60 votes to take up the bill -- with the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- so long as a core group of Republicans are convinced that the Democratic leadership will not jam the bill through, but allow a reasonable time for fair and open debate." Asked to name the other Republicans with whom he had spoken, Lieberman said, "You have asked, but I am not telling." Senators will have to tell soon enough, though, if Servicemembers Defense Legal Network executive director Aubrey Sarvis is correct that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will move to reconsider the defense bill "early next week."
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#2. To: go65 (#0)
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I support allowing gays to serve in the military. But right now, we have a bigger problem -- the economy. Over the last two years, its's been utterly stunning how Obama, Pelosi, and Reid want to address everything except the economy. There are really only two explanations: A.) They are the most clueless people ever elected to national office B.) They are purposefully trying to destroy the economy with the hope that people will turn to big government and give the Democrats control for a generation, as happened during the Great Depression. Quite frankly, I think it's a combination of both.
They should have tried Reagan's policies. Oh wait..... I still think Krugman was right, the stimulus plan was too small and too focused on tax cuts that didn't spur the economy. Paul Krugman, January 6, 2009
#4. To: go65 (#3)
Utter nonsense. Reagan's tax cut was phased in over 3 years. They should have done it all at once but the Democratically controlled Congress wouldn't do it. In addition, the Fed was correctly strangling the economy to drive out the Carter 17% inflation and 21% home mortgage interest rates.
not one dime of hte stiimulas was spent on anything useful. you do realize that right?
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#3. To: jwpegler (#2)
Over the last two years, its's been utterly stunning how Obama, Pelosi, and Reid want to address everything except the economy.
I see the following scenario: a weak stimulus plan, perhaps even weaker than what we’re talking about now, is crafted to win those extra GOP votes. The plan limits the rise in unemployment, but things are still pretty bad, with the rate peaking at something like 9 percent and coming down only slowly. And then Mitch McConnell says “See, government spending doesn’t work.”
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