Louisiana Voice

SUPRISE! Now what?

Grouped by Home State 

Alabama:

Britt (R-AL), Yea

Tuberville (R-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay

Sullivan (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Gallego (D-AZ), Nay

Kelly (D-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Boozman (R-AR), Yea

Cotton (R-AR), Yea

California:

Padilla (D-CA), Nay

Schiff (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Bennet (D-CO), Nay

Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay

Connecticut:

Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay

Murphy (D-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay

Coons (D-DE), Nay

Florida:

Moody (R-FL), Yea

Scott (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Ossoff (D-GA), Nay

Warnock (D-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Hirono (D-HI), Nay

Schatz (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Crapo (R-ID), Yea

Risch (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Duckworth (D-IL), Nay

Durbin (D-IL), Nay

Indiana:

Banks (R-IN), Yea

Young (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Ernst (R-IA), Yea

Grassley (R-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Marshall (R-KS), Yea

Moran (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Paul (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Cassidy (R-LA), Yea

Kennedy (R-LA), Yea

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Nay

King (I-ME), Nay

Maryland:

Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay

Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Markey (D-MA), Nay

Warren (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Peters (D-MI), Nay

Slotkin (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay

Smith (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea

Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Hawley (R-MO), Yea

Schmitt (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Daines (R-MT), Yea

Sheehy (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Fischer (R-NE), Yea

Ricketts (R-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay

Rosen (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Hassan (D-NH), Nay

Shaheen (D-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Booker (D-NJ), Nay

Kim (D-NJ), Nay

New Mexico:

Heinrich (D-NM), Nay

Lujan (D-NM), Nay

New York:

Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay

Schumer (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Budd (R-NC), Yea

Tillis (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Cramer (R-ND), Yea

Hoeven (R-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Husted (R-OH), Yea

Moreno (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Lankford (R-OK), Yea

Mullin (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Merkley (D-OR), Nay

Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

Fetterman (D-PA), Nay

McCormick (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Nay

Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

Graham (R-SC), Yea

Scott (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Rounds (R-SD), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

Blackburn (R-TN), Yea

Hagerty (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Yea

Cruz (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Curtis (R-UT), Yea

Lee (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Sanders (I-VT), Nay

Welch (D-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Kaine (D-VA), Nay

Warner (D-VA), Nay

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Nay

Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Capito (R-WV), Yea

Justice (R-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Baldwin (D-WI), Nay

Johnson (R-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Yea

Lummis (R-WY), Yea

Grouped by Home State 

Alabama:

Britt (R-AL), Yea

Tuberville (R-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea

Sullivan (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Gallego (D-AZ), Nay

Kelly (D-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Boozman (R-AR), Yea

Cotton (R-AR), Yea

California:

Padilla (D-CA), Nay

Schiff (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Bennet (D-CO), Nay

Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay

Connecticut:

Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay

Murphy (D-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay

Coons (D-DE), Nay

Florida:

Moody (R-FL), Yea

Scott (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Ossoff (D-GA), Nay

Warnock (D-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Hirono (D-HI), Nay

Schatz (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Crapo (R-ID), Yea

Risch (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Duckworth (D-IL), Nay

Durbin (D-IL), Nay

Indiana:

Banks (R-IN), Yea

Young (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Ernst (R-IA), Yea

Grassley (R-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Marshall (R-KS), Yea

Moran (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Paul (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Cassidy (R-LA), Yea

Kennedy (R-LA), Yea

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea

King (I-ME), Nay

Maryland:

Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay

Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Markey (D-MA), Nay

Warren (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Peters (D-MI), Nay

Slotkin (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay

Smith (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea

Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Hawley (R-MO), Yea

Schmitt (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Daines (R-MT), Yea

Sheehy (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Fischer (R-NE), Yea

Ricketts (R-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay

Rosen (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Hassan (D-NH), Nay

Shaheen (D-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Booker (D-NJ), Nay

Kim (D-NJ), Nay

New Mexico:

Heinrich (D-NM), Nay

Lujan (D-NM), Nay

New York:

Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay

Schumer (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Budd (R-NC), Yea

Tillis (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Cramer (R-ND), Yea

Hoeven (R-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Husted (R-OH), Yea

Moreno (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Lankford (R-OK), Yea

Mullin (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Merkley (D-OR), Nay

Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

Fetterman (D-PA), Nay

McCormick (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Nay

Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

Graham (R-SC), Yea

Scott (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Rounds (R-SD), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

Blackburn (R-TN), Yea

Hagerty (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Yea

Cruz (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Curtis (R-UT), Yea

Lee (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Sanders (I-VT), Nay

Welch (D-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Kaine (D-VA), Nay

Warner (D-VA), Nay

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Nay

Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Capito (R-WV), Yea

Justice (R-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Baldwin (D-WI), Nay

Johnson (R-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Yea

Lummis (R-WY), Yea

Is there no one with the cajones to tell him how incredibly stupid he looks?

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense )

Vote Number: 15

Vote Date: January 24, 2025, 08:57 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2

Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed

Nomination Number: PN11-7

Nomination Description: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense

Vote Counts:

YEAs50

NAYs

50

Vice President of the United States Voted

Yea

 Grouped by Home State 

Alabama:

Britt (R-AL), Yea

Tuberville (R-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay

Sullivan (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Gallego (D-AZ), Nay

Kelly (D-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Boozman (R-AR), Yea

Cotton (R-AR), Yea

California:

Padilla (D-CA), Nay

Schiff (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Bennet (D-CO), Nay

Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay

Connecticut:

Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay

Murphy (D-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay

Coons (D-DE), Nay

Florida:

Moody (R-FL), Yea

Scott (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Ossoff (D-GA), Nay

Warnock (D-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Hirono (D-HI), Nay

Schatz (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Crapo (R-ID), Yea

Risch (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Duckworth (D-IL), Nay

Durbin (D-IL), Nay

Indiana:

Banks (R-IN), Yea

Young (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Ernst (R-IA), Yea

Grassley (R-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Marshall (R-KS), Yea

Moran (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Paul (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Cassidy (R-LA), Yea

Kennedy (R-LA), Yea

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Nay

King (I-ME), Nay

Maryland:

Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay

Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Markey (D-MA), Nay

Warren (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Peters (D-MI), Nay

Slotkin (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay

Smith (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea

Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Hawley (R-MO), Yea

Schmitt (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Daines (R-MT), Yea

Sheehy (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Fischer (R-NE), Yea

Ricketts (R-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay

Rosen (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Hassan (D-NH), Nay

Shaheen (D-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Booker (D-NJ), Nay

Kim (D-NJ), Nay

New Mexico:

Heinrich (D-NM), Nay

Lujan (D-NM), Nay

New York:

Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay

Schumer (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Budd (R-NC), Yea

Tillis (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Cramer (R-ND), Yea

Hoeven (R-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Husted (R-OH), Yea

Moreno (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Lankford (R-OK), Yea

Mullin (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Merkley (D-OR), Nay

Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

Fetterman (D-PA), Nay

McCormick (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Nay

Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

Graham (R-SC), Yea

Scott (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Rounds (R-SD), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

Blackburn (R-TN), Yea

Hagerty (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Yea

Cruz (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Curtis (R-UT), Yea

Lee (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Sanders (I-VT), Nay

Welch (D-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Kaine (D-VA), Nay

Warner (D-VA), Nay

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Nay

Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Capito (R-WV), Yea

Justice (R-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Baldwin (D-WI), Nay

Johnson (R-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Yea

Lummis (R-WY), Yea

I’m not a betting man. The last big bet (for me, that is) I wagered was in January 1969 when I gave the New York Jets and 19 points against my beloved Baltimore Colts. Nineteen points, by the way is what the oddsmakers were giving, so I went with the pros. Turns out the Jets didn’t need any of those points. Final score: Jets 16, Colts 7 and I was out $20, a considerable sum for me at the time.

Thus, lesson learned. Until now, that is.

I’m about to stick my neck out again, though I’m not giving odds or points this time.

News broke this morning that the FBI has ARRESTED A SUSPECT in its investigation into the planting of pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Republican and Democratic headquarters in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021 in the mashup to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

Kudos to the FBI—it took only three years and 338 days to make the pinch of one Brian Cole, age and address unavailable as this is being written.

Here’s my bet:

Our Dear Leader, the Mango Mussolini, aka Agent Orange, aka PEDO-POTUS, will grant a full pardon, proclaiming the investigation and subsequent criminal charges to be a sham, an attempt to embarrass him and a horrific persecution of a fine patriot.

I mean, if he can pardon other Jan. 6 rioters, embezzlers, con artists, fraudsters and drug dealers, what’s a little pipe bomb.

This is a buffoon who likes to second-guess judges, juries, prosecutors, law enforcement officials and evidence in issuing wholesale pardons and commutation of sentences so, what’s to stop him from setting another one free while he simultaneously carries out his law-and-order crusade in America’s cities with indiscriminate arrests and combats drug smuggling in Venezuela by murdering men in international waters?

Any takers on my bet?