I suggested a couple of days that once it became obvious that DADT would fall more senators would get behind it. Well I was close, final vote was 43 - 33 (with 24 choosing not to go on the record) last vote was 57 - 43. Picking up 6 more votes.
Congratulations to Republican Senators Brown, Collins, Snowe, Kirk, Murkawski. Congratulations to (ahem, hard to say) Senator Lieberman for resurrecting the vote and to Majority Leader Reed.
It is a good day in America.
Final vote count on passage
65 - 31. That is a pretty large jump from the earlier 57 - 43 picking up 8 yes votes and losing 12 no votes.
Once again congratulations America.
PS: on a very umimportant side note. It was a thrill seeing Mr. McCain flailing in the wind. Yes Mr. McCain "That one" beat your ass once again, should be used to it by now I'd think.
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