SENATORS FROM BOTH DEMOCRATS AND MOST RINO GOP MADE IT LOUD AND CLEAR REGARDLESS OF HOW BAD THE OBAMACARE LEGISLATION IS AND HOW MANY JOBS ARE BEING LOST AND HOW MUCH EXPENSIVE TO TAX PAYERS AND HOW MUCH MEDICAL COST WILL RISE, THE HONOR OF OBAMA’S PINNACLE LEGISLATION MUST STAND

Senators from both parties linked arms to defy Sen. Ted Cruz, defeating his attempt to filibuster the stopgap spending bill and clearing the way for it to pass — including full funding for Obamacare — later Friday afternoon.

The 79-19 vote saw 25 Republicans join with all Democrats to advance, easily overcoming Mr. Cruz and his allies who had argued this was the key vote in trying to defund President Obama’s health care law.

Next up are votes to waive budget rules, to strip out the Obamacare defunding — which Democrats expect to pass on a simple majority vote — and then passage of the bill, which will also only require a majority.

At that point the bill would go back to the House, where Republicans are struggling to figure out a path forward.

“This is like the movie ‘High Noon. The two sides are walking down the street. I just hope that like the movie ‘High Noon,’ I hope the good guys win,” said Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat who accused Mr. Cruz and his allies of being anarchists, hoping to destroy government altogether.

He said the country is facing a situation “every bit as dangerous” as the lead-up to the Civil War.

VIEW WHO VOTED: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00206

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