(Continuing the list from the December version)
So far, we have exactly one 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 of the 17 votes we need to kill this awful excuse of a bill, plus a “promise” of an abstention from Luther Olsen –
-Ted Kanavas (H/T –David – in the comments part of the link back to Badger Blogger)
– Neal Kedzie (H/T – James Wigderson)
– Mary Lazich (from both the comments in the December version of this by an anonymous source and James)
– Cathy Stepp, a former co-sponsor (thanks, Peter, also back in the December version) – see, we can turn Senators back from the Dark Side.
– Tom Reynolds (H/T – LB2 – in the comments part in the link back to Badger Blogger)
– Joe Leibham (H/T – Kevin)
– Glenn Grothman (H/T – TomInWestBend – in the comments on the post from the Wigderson Library & Pub)
– Jeff Plale, my state Senator and the first Democrat to swear off the ethanol (see below)
– Dave Hansen (H/T – James)
– Also, Luther Olsen, whose family stands to become rich beyond the dreams of Avaris, abstained in the committee vote (of course, it passed there 4-2, so he wasn’t needed; I doubt he’ll stay silent if Sgt. Schultz needs him to be vote #18).
We’ve finally crossed the halfway threshhold, but the ADM lobby did first (they’re up to 10 of the 18 they need, 11 if you include Olsen). If you haven’t worked over your state Senator, do so. If you have and they haven’t gotten the message, lather, rinse and repeat. If they have sworn off the ethanol, take the time to thank them.
Homer nod (10:26 pm 1/18/2006) – corrected the math
Homer nod part 2 (1:08 pm 1/19/2006) – durn typos
Revisions/extensions (8:15 am 2/6/2006) – With the move to WP, I can now constantly update across months without worrying about losing the URL.
More revisions/extensions (5:54 pm 2/6/2006) – We’re safe until 2/21 according to James, but he found another lush.
