>>>>Pelosi completely failed as a leader, however. The Dems have the numbers to have passed this without a single GOP vote.
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>>>There was a lot of pressure from Walmart Street to pass this (gas), but there's also a lot of pressure from the voters this time. Something about not being fooled again.
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>>>So all of them who face reelection...
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>>>And why am I not surprised that both presidential candidates voted yes?
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>>Did they? I can't find either of their names on either the yes or no list.
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>>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml#Y
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>They have been showing their position on the issue by calling upon both the congress and the American people to support it. If you catch their speeches then you would know. I think so many people out there are already zoned out that they don't listen to any of their speeches anymore unless it is on the media in a soundbite.

But Dragan said they voted yes, when in fact, they didn't vote at all. Although, from what I recall, when McCain 'suspended' his campaign and went to Washington, he sat at the table without saying much, and I remember reading that at no time (while there) did he actually say he supported the bill.