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In a dairy over on Daily Kos, PsiFighter37 does the legwork of traking down some good contact info, "For those of you who would like to express your gratitude to the 13 senators who voted against Rice's nomination for Secretary of State, click the links below to contact the appropriate senator."

Barbara Boxer, D-CA; Daniel Akaka, D-HI; Dick Durbin, D-IL; Evan Bayh, D-IN; Tom Harkin, D-IA; Edward Kennedy, D-MA; John Kerry, D-MA; Carl Levin, D-MI; Mark Dayton, D-MN; Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ; Jack Reed, D-RI; James Jeffords, I-VT; Robert Byrd, D-WV

I was pleasently surprised to see Bayh's name. I was expecting statements from the other side of the aisle to annoy me, by Mitch McConnell was beyond the pale comparing the effort in Iraq to D-Day, particularly the idea that D-Day was as badly managed. I sent a note to his office on that mattered (diaried on dKos, here). And while I expected "Yes" votes from a majority of Dems, some of the speeches (Joementum, I am talking to you) were pathetic.

My overall sentiments on the matter echo Senator Dayton, of the great state of Minnesota,

"I DON'T LIKE TO IMPUGN ANYONE'S INTEGRITY, BUT I REALLY DON'T LIKE BEING LIED TO REPEATEDLY, FLAGRANTLY, INTENTIONALLY. IT'S WRONG. IT'S UNDEMOCRATIC, IT'S UN-AMERICAN, AND IT'S DANGEROUS. IT IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. AND IT IS OCCURRING FAR TOO FREQUENTLY IN THIS ADMINISTRATION. AND THIS CONGRESS, THIS SENATE MUST DEMAND THAT IT STOP NOW."

UPDATE:
The Gonzales confirmation committee vote today also has a list that needs thanks.

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