All 55 Senate Republicans will vote "yes" (duh), Hillary, Obama, Biden and other presidential candidate wannabes will join the usual suspects (Boxer, Kennedy et. al.) to vote "no", and among the more interesting of the 12 Dem "yes" votes are Robert Byrd, Ken Salazar of Colorado (this guy has a big future, mark my words), Bill Nelson of Florida (reelection in the bag, unless something crazy happens...) and the much-battered Russ Feingold.
That's 67 yes votes. I had predicted 70 (I assumed Hillary, Feinstein and a moderate like Evan Bayh would vote to comfirm, but there you go ...) Everyone has their politics to play, and with Reid giving others the political cover to oppose, those needing help with the base took the opportunity...
<%
dim done
done = request.form("done")
if done = "" then
done = "No"
%>
Tell a friend
<%
Else
if request.form("done") = "Yes" then
'sets variables
dim email, sendmail
email = request.form("email")
Set sendmail = Server.CreateObject("CDONTS.NewMail")
'put the webmaster address here
sendmail.From = "webmaster@aspbasics.com"
'The mail is sent to the address entered in the previous page.
sendmail.To = email
'Enter the subject of your mail here
sendmail.Subject = "Check out this website"
'send a specific page or send a site url
dim url
'url = Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")
url = "http://www.aspbasics.net"
'This is the content of the message.
sendmail.Body = "Site recommendation from a friend!" & _
vbCrlf & vbCrlf & "A friend has sent you this email and thought you would should check out this site." & _
vbCrlf & url & vbCrlf
'this sets mail priority.... 0=low 1=normal 2=high
sendmail.Importance = 1
sendmail.Send 'Send the email!
response.redirect Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")
'Response.write ("Sent to ") & email
End if
End if
%>
"[T]he practice of arbitrary imprisonments, have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.' Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 84, August, 1788
