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Hillary Clinton Confirmed As Secretary of State

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Obama Administration
Posted on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:20:00 PM EST
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The Senate is now voting on the confirmation of Hillary Rodham Clinton as Secretary of State.

Vitter votes no. I think that will be the only no vote. Ooops. Apparently I missed DeMint voting no.

By a vote of 94-2, Hillary Clinton has been confirmed by the Senate as the Secretary of State.

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    Yup, (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:16:56 PM EST
    a Republican insisted on the roll call.

    I am interested to see if Hillary votes for herself. I think the normal thing to do is vote present when the vote concerns you.

    DeMint (5.00 / 6) (#9)
    by eric on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:26:49 PM EST
    no.  What a jerk.  And Vitter too.

    DeMint and Vitter, perfect representatives (5.00 / 4) (#11)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:27:57 PM EST
    of the new Republican south.

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    makes me so proud (5.00 / 1) (#36)
    by dws3665 on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 05:23:39 PM EST
    to be a South Carolinian!

    But hey, even Lindsay Graham thinks DeMint is a jerk.

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    DeMint? (none / 0) (#10)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:27:24 PM EST
    I missed that.

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    Yes, Jim DeMint of South Carolina (5.00 / 1) (#37)
    by weltec2 on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 05:41:13 PM EST
    He just revels in being a divisive partisan knee-jerk... jerk.

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    Who woulda thunk? (5.00 / 3) (#15)
    by jbindc on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:31:46 PM EST
    10 years ago that she would have this broad bi-partisan support when she was the poster-child for the VRWC?

    She's so polarizing! (5.00 / 6) (#27)
    by ruffian on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:55:48 PM EST


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    Well, they did manage to make sure (none / 0) (#38)
    by Inspector Gadget on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 05:53:02 PM EST
    her confirmation would not give her any focus yesterday when the other top members were sworn in.

    They had a right to vote the way they wanted to, but in the end they really embarrassed themselves with their votes and nothing rotten happened to Hillary.


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    This reminds me of law school (5.00 / 2) (#16)
    by eric on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:32:41 PM EST
    I used to sit and watch CSPAN 2 all day while studying.  I had the roll call practically memorized.

    Sounds like me (none / 0) (#17)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:35:26 PM EST


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    And (none / 0) (#50)
    by eric on Thu Jan 22, 2009 at 12:24:17 AM EST
    look what happened to us!

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    well. . . (none / 0) (#51)
    by andgarden on Thu Jan 22, 2009 at 12:25:53 AM EST


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    Glad that (5.00 / 2) (#25)
    by JThomas on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:47:38 PM EST
    bit of silliness by Cornyn and co. is dispensed with..time to get on with it.
    Congrats to Hillary..she is going to be challenged with her monumental task but I am confident she is up to it.

    And now Cornyn, who must have (5.00 / 3) (#26)
    by Anne on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:53:51 PM EST
    designated himself the keeper of the flame, has held up a vote on Holder out of concerns that he - Holder - might decide criminally prosecute those who were involved in torture.

    In his confirmation hearing, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder unequivocally declared that "waterboarding is torture" and has signaled a willingness to investigate Bush officials. But torture advocate Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding up the nomination because he wants to know exactly whether Holder will pursue criminal prosecutions of "intelligence personnel" involved in torture.

    "It could well be there will be a request to delay the markup for a week so those questions can be asked and answered," Cornyn said. "Part of my concern relates to his statements at the hearing with regard to torture and what his intentions are toward our intelligence personnel who were operating in good faith based on their understanding of what the law was."

    Argh.

    A Case Could Be Made (5.00 / 2) (#35)
    by Frank Burns on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 05:00:14 PM EST
    That the oath of office he took (or got tripped up on) yesterday compels him to allow an investigation. Oh, and Pelosi, I think, did not uphold her oath by taking impeachment  off the table two years ago.

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    Impeachment proceedings (none / 0) (#52)
    by MyLeftMind on Thu Jan 22, 2009 at 11:48:33 AM EST
    would simply have impeded our Democratic takeover by giving Republicans their false sense of persecution by liberals.  It would have rallied their base and given their candidates more than the lackluster support they had.  

    Now is the time to go after BushCo, and Obama supporters should make it clear that he shouldn't block it and that we want it to happen to prevent future abuses.  


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    I can't imagine Obama (none / 0) (#44)
    by ThatOneVoter on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:39:44 PM EST
    actively impeding torture/war crimes investigations. If Congress is going to investigate, he can simply watch---and enjoy.


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    that'll (none / 0) (#49)
    by Wile ECoyote on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:35:27 PM EST
    happen.  I can see Pelosi making herself do the perp walk.

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    Congratulations Hillary! (5.00 / 3) (#29)
    by ruffian on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:57:23 PM EST
    Go do great things!

    OK, the ball is in Paterson's court (5.00 / 2) (#30)
    by ruffian on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:59:25 PM EST
    drum roll....

    I read Saturday... (none / 0) (#33)
    by jbindc on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 04:13:01 PM EST


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    Just heard that Caroline Kennedy (none / 0) (#40)
    by Radiowalla on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:24:34 PM EST
    is withdrawing her name from consideration for Hillary's senate seat.

    Whew!

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    Hilarious (5.00 / 1) (#42)
    by Steve M on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:26:39 PM EST
    from the exact same paper that just had a scoop that it would be Caroline!  Love the Post.

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    NY Times reported Kennedy withdrawal (none / 0) (#46)
    by caseyOR on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:49:35 PM EST
    The Times article cites a Kennedy spokesperson who said Paterson told Kennedy the seat was hers if she wanted it, but Caroline decided to withdraw. Said Teddy's poor health prompted Caroline's move.

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    So one seizure (none / 0) (#48)
    by Cream City on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:00:54 PM EST
    that has him out of the hospital within a day, and with all assurances that it is minimal, is the reason?  Either what happened yesterday was a lot worse than we're told, and I don't want to think so . . . or she IS a pol.  That is, she has learned to be guided by polls.

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    Waiting, waiting... (none / 0) (#2)
    by Steve M on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:19:50 PM EST
    Still waiting for the first "no" vote...

    Cornyn said he was voting for her (none / 0) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:21:35 PM EST
    I think that leaves Vitter as the last possible holdout.

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    We have 2 (none / 0) (#7)
    by Steve M on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:26:40 PM EST
    DeMint and Vitter.

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    I'll predict (none / 0) (#4)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:22:17 PM EST
    Dick Shelby just voted aye, so it may just be Vitter, if anyone.

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    DeMint, NO (none / 0) (#6)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:26:11 PM EST


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    Mr. Burris - Aye (none / 0) (#5)
    by eric on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:24:48 PM EST
    hehe, funny to hear that.

    Forgot about him (none / 0) (#12)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:28:42 PM EST


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    Hopefully everyone else does too (none / 0) (#13)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:29:07 PM EST


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    If he barged his way into the Senate, (none / 0) (#39)
    by MKS on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:13:08 PM EST
    he will probably run for "re-election."  And any Primary would be nasty with race card potential....I think this headache was just postponed....Or, Burris is there to stay.

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    so, it's gonna be 97 or 96-2-1 (none / 0) (#8)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:26:41 PM EST


    Even Saxby voted for her (none / 0) (#14)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:29:49 PM EST


    94-2 (none / 0) (#18)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:38:42 PM EST
    Hillary didn't vote.

    And I think Ted Kennedy was also absent (none / 0) (#19)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:39:30 PM EST


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    and no Franken (none / 0) (#28)
    by Nasarius on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:57:18 PM EST
    That makes 99.

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    Does the Senate normally (none / 0) (#20)
    by NJDem on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:41:55 PM EST
    break into applause like that?  Really, I don't know.  

    Also, did someone say on an earlier thread that it was Mccain who told Cornyn (or Vitter?) to sit down and be quiet?  I missed it.  

    Usually no, but it's no unheard of (5.00 / 1) (#21)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:42:27 PM EST
    Sort of like Pat Leahy's hissy fit.

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    Pretty funny actually (5.00 / 1) (#22)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:43:54 PM EST
    Leahy's tantrum I mean.

    Reid is siding wuth Bailey Hutchinson.

    It's an important issue of course, the Ledbetter bill.

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    Indeed (5.00 / 1) (#23)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:45:19 PM EST


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    You missed Corrine Brown on C-Span 1 (none / 0) (#31)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 04:02:01 PM EST
    wearing a big yellow and green jacket and chanting about the Gators.

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    Not unless they're getting rid of you (none / 0) (#24)
    by scribe on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:45:42 PM EST
    E.g., as they did when Ted Stevens was convicted and left.  He got the Standing-O.

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    CK (none / 0) (#41)
    by CoralGables on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:25:11 PM EST
    has withdrawn her name from consideration as Senator for NY

    At Intrade (none / 0) (#43)
    by CoralGables on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:34:34 PM EST
    Kennedy plummets and Cuomo skyrockets in the last 20 minutes. Looks like an announcement is forthcoming.

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    Breaking News (none / 0) (#45)
    by Saul on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:46:34 PM EST
    Caroline Kennedy withdraws from being selected for Senator.

    Breaking News (none / 0) (#47)
    by Saul on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 06:51:53 PM EST
    Obama retakes Presidential Oath

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