If you believe in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the associated regime, this deal is something between a step backward and an unmitigated disaster. So, that being the case it's worth noting who the 13 senators are who stood up against it as it sailed through (86-13) its ratification vote last week. They are:
Akaka (D-HI), Bingaman (D-NM), Boxer (D-CA), Brown (D-OH), Byrd (D-WV), Conrad (D-ND), Dorgan (D-ND), Feingold (D-WI), Harkin (D-IA), Leahy (D-VT), Reed (D-RI), Sanders (I-VT), Whitehouse (D-RI)
Every Republican, including John McCain, voted for it. So did Sen. Obama and the majority of the Democratic caucus.
Posted by armand at October 7, 2008 05:29 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs