Posted by E!!
on January 27, 2009
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Michelle Malkin provided us with the entire roll call vote on the Geithner nomination including the 10 GOP’ers who voted Yes:
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Ensign (R-NV)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Come on, guys: even Arlen Specter voted No on this one!
As did Democrats Tom Harkin, Robert Byrd, and Russ Feingold - and Independent Bernie Sanders.
Tags: Geithner, roll call, vote, who voted for
The Corner is speculating that Chet Edwards (not John) might be the pick. Not a good idea due to the possible name confusion; don’t think it’s gonna happen.
I think Obama should pick Hillary if he wants to have any chance of winning, but I’m not sure she would agree to take it or that he would be willing to tolerate her on the ticket – or in the White House on a daily basis.
Geraldine Ferraro was on Hannity last night and said there is “no way” Hillary will accept the VP spot under Obama. Others have said they think she would, if it were properly offered.
If I were a Hillary staffer, I would advise her to Just Say No to Obama and stick with the roll call vote at the convention, which even if she loses will remind people that she still has strong support in the Demcoratic base, and then in 2012 she can come back and say (to the Dems), “OK Dummies, your Golden Boy got stomped in ’08, so stop messing around and nominate me.”
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