You might have done a double-take when you read what happened on the House floor yesterday during a vote on the $106 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The measure passed by a vote of 226 to 202. But it was the "anti-war" Democrats who voted for it, and the "pro-war" Republicans who voted against it.

Of course, this was less a vote about ideology than it was a vote about President Obama. He wanted it passed. And the main reason why the GOP voted against it was the sweetener Obama threw in to woo wavering Democrats -- $5 billion to the International Monetary Fund. Only 32 Democrats voted against the measure -- 19 fewer than a month ago. Republicans, save for five members, all said no to make a point that they had had enough with bailouts.

Here are the 32 Democrats who voted against the bill: Baldwin (WI), Capuano (MA), Conyers (MI), Doggett (TX), Edwards (MD), Ellison (MN), Farr (CA), Filner (CA), Grayson (FL), Grijalva (AZ), Honda (CA), Kaptur (OH), Kucinich (OH), Lee (CA), Lofgren (CA), Massa (NY), McGovern (MA), Michaud (ME), Payne (NJ), Pingree (ME), Polis (CO), Serrano (NY), Shea-Porter (NH), Sherman (CA), Speier (CA), Stark (CA), Tierney (MA), Tsongas (MA), Waters (CA), Watson (CA), Welch (VT), Woolsey (CA).

And here are the five Republicans who voted in favor: Cao (LA), King (NY), Kirk (IL), McHugh (NY), Miller (MI).

categories: On The Floor

3:54 - June 17, 2009

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