The Democrats who voted no were:
John Barrow (Ga.), Dan Boren (Okla.), Lincoln Davis (Tenn.), Dennis J. Kucinich (Ohio), Barbara Lee (Calif.), John Lewis (Ga.), Gene Taylor (Miss.), Jim Marshall (Ga.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Michael R. McNulty (N.Y.), Michael H. Michaud (Maine), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Diane Watson (Calif.) and Lynn Woolsey (Calif.).
Big Tent Democrat has written a lot on this bill and will weigh in with his thoughts tomorrow.
Taylor Marsh says it's a big win for Democrats. On the right, Captain's Quarters says money for the troops will run out next month and if a new bill isn't passed by then (since Bush will veto this one) it will be the Dem's fault.
Oliver Willis says:
Bush will veto it, which puts it along stem cell research as the two policies this presidency will show some gumption on - keeping this unnecessary war going and stopping research that saves people's lives. The only way out is a Democratic president.
Silent Patriot at Crooks and Liars has video of Jack Murtha's speech and says:
Jack Murtha took to the floor today and delivered one of the most impassioned speeches I've seen in a long long time. He ran through the important provisions in the bill and warned Republicans that a vote against it is a vote against desperately needed care for the troops. He ended on a personal story about his grandmother that almost brought him to tears.
David Sirota weighs in here. Greg Sargent at Election Central says:
Moral of the story: Though turning this bill into law still remains an uphill battle at best, today's events reveal that progressive Dems in Congress managed to hew to their principles and play the politics of the system shrewdly. "These Members of Congress played hardball from the beginning," David Sirota wrote, referring to the liberal House Dems. "And because of their efforts, progressive Democrats have not only brought the war closer to an end, but they have become one of the most powerful blocs in the U.S. Congress."
Update: Markos at Daily Kos gives props and notes how Nancy Pelosi led the applause for the three who voted no.
