The 18

With the latest defeat of the Immigration Bill, it looks like it will have to wait till after the next election to pass a worth-while bill to protect our borders. With the 46-53 vote of cloture last Thursday, 18 Senators changed their earlier vote from yes to no. Following is a list of those 18; whether you feel their decisions were good or bad, they still were the deciders in the end.

• Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-New Mexico
• Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Missouri
• Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
• Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas
• Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina
• Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minnesota
• Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
• Sen. Pete Domenici, R-New Mexico
• Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada
• Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
• Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky
• Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
• Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Arkansas
• Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
• Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio
• Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia
• Sen. James Webb, D-Virginia

Notice Sen. Brownback, Republican presidential hopeful, was one of the 18. Other presidential hopefuls votes:

John McCain (R)- yes
Hillary Clinton (D)- yes
Barack Obama- (D)yes
Chris Dodd (D)- yes
Joe Bidden (D)- yes
Chuck Hagel (R)- yes

Also our Florida U.S. Senators votes:

Bill Nelson (D)- yes
Mel Martinez (R)- yes

Maybe this will aid in your decision making for the election.