[$tinkle]

must be: he's playing tricks w/ my head:
roll call on invoking cloture for "redeployment" (w/drawal) of troops from iraq
text:

Vote Summary

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Levin Amdt. No. 2087 )
Vote Number: 252 Vote Date: July 18, 2007, 11:04 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2087 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 )
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.
Vote Counts: YEAs 52
NAYs 47
Not Voting 1


Sen Reid (D-NV) was the only democrat voting nay. this has got to be one of the biggest WTF moments this year. maybe

shook his resolve?

 

[$tinkle]

update: i emailed james taranto about this, & here's his reply:

Reid voted this way for obscure procedural reasons--basically, having voted "no" allows him to bring it up again later.

like i said: "jedi"

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Uh...huh...odd.

 

[blue]

Yeah, basic parliamentary procedure. The Democrats realized they weren't going to net enough votes, so they pulled an Ivan...

 

[$tinkle]

.

"Democratic Senate leaders knew going into Wednesday's procedural roll call on their proposal to withdraw most U.S. forces from Iraq that they didn't have the votes to win, but victory wasn't their goal."

sfgate

heh.