No surprises here. When Liberals cheat, they get a promotion. When Conservatives cheat, they go to jail. And just look who voted “Yea” with an (R) behind their name. Look familiar? Again, no surprise. Except for McCain’s “Nay”.
The vote was 60-34.
Here is the roll call vote on Geithner’s nomination:
| YEAs —60 | ||
| Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Burris (D-IL) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Ensign (R-NV) |
Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Hagan (D-NC) Hatch (R-UT) Inouye (D-HI) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) |
Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (D-VA) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) |
| NAYs —34 | ||
| Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Bennett (R-UT) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) DeMint (R-SC) |
Enzi (R-WY) Feingold (D-WI) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) |
McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Sanders (I-VT) Sessions (R-AL) Specter (R-PA) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS) |
| Not Voting – 4 | ||
| Bond (R-MO) Brown (D-OH) |
Kennedy (D-MA) Wyden (D-OR) |
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