List of Senators Against Stem Cell Research

Here's your list of Senate humanitarians who voted against H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, this afternoon…

The vote was 63-37 and only one Democrat joined in the GOP cruelty -- how hard was it to guess that it was Ben Nelson of Nebraska? He makes Joe Lieberman look like Ted Kennedy.

In addition, the roll call is good news for the campaign of Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio as Mike DeWine, in an act of election-year, political suicide, opted to stand next to the Opus Dei Boys, Brownback and Santorum.

Similarly, Jim Pederson should load up on this against John Kyl in Arizona and Claire McCaskill needs to have this vote ready to hang around Jim Talent's neck at every turn between now and November.

Here's the list:

• Allard (R-CO)
• Allen (R-VA)
• Bond (R-MO)
• Brownback (R-KS)
• Bunning (R-KY)
• Burns (R-MT)
• Chambliss (R-GA)
• Coburn (R-OK)
• Coleman (R-MN)
• Cornyn (R-TX)
• Craig (R-ID)
• Crapo (R-ID)
• DeMint (R-SC)
• DeWine (R-OH)
• Dole (R-NC)
• Domenici (R-NM)
• Ensign (R-NV)
• Enzi (R-WY)
• Graham (R-SC)
• Grassley (R-IA)
• Hagel (R-NE)
• Inhofe (R-OK)
• Isakson (R-GA)
• Kyl (R-AZ)
• Martinez (R-FL)
• McConnell (R-KY)
• Nelson (D-NE)
• Roberts (R-KS)
• Santorum (R-PA)
• Sessions (R-AL)
• Shelby (R-AL)
• Sununu (R-NH)
• Talent (R-MO)
• Thomas (R-WY)
• Thune (R-SD)
• Vitter (R-LA)
• Voinovich (R-OH)

And tomorrow, Pope George W. Bush II whips out his veto pen and has someone witness his "X" on the bill.

You can reach Bob Geiger at geiger.bob@gmail.com

Update: In my haste to get this list out, I neglected to mention that other Republicans vulnerable this year also screwed up with their votes today. Jon Tester in Montana should benefit from Conrad Burns voting against the wishes of most people in his state and Virginia Democrat Jim Webb should say "stem cell" and "George Felix Allen" together in almost every sentence from now until November 7.

And Rick Santorum? He's already gone, baby.