Senators Norm Coleman, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, John Sununu, Chuck Hagel, Gordon Smith and John Warner all broke with their party and supported cloture on Sen. Webb’s amendment ‘to specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.’ Nevertheless, the amendment failed to cut off debate, 56-41. I’m not sure who failed to vote (beside the disgraced Sen. Vitter), although it should be posted soon. Naturally, Sen. Lieberman voted against cloture, as did Pajamas Pete Domenici. Lieberman has brought forward an amendment of his own, which has something to do with Iran.
Once again the Republicans have held firm.
