War funding supplemental: "Updated Whip Count — To the Phones!"

Jane Hamsher:

Many representatives have said they didn't know how they would vote on the war funding supplemental until they saw the conference report.

Well, now they've seen it. It blows off Maxine Waters' concerns about the IMF funding completely. And "Cash for Clunkers" is supposed to make progressives abandon their commitment to vote against any war funding that doesn't have a timetable for troop withdrawal. Call them and tell them that you supported them over the years because of that commitment. They should take it as seriously as you did and shouldn't throw it away for chump change.

It takes 39 Democrats voting against the bill to defeat it. Right now, here is our unofficial whip count:

Opposed	Leaning No	Undecided	Yes
Tammy Baldwin* Yvette Clarke * John Conyers Peter DeFazio* Lloyd Doggett Sam Farr Bob Filner Alan Grayson Raul Grijalva Luis Gutierrez Jay Inslee Marcy Kaptur Dennis Kucinich Barbara Lee* John Lewis* Eric Massa James McGovern Richard Neal* Pete Stark Maxine Waters Diane Watson* Lynn Woolsey	Steve Cohen Jerry Costello Peter DeFazio Donna Edwards* Keith Ellison* Mike Honda Doris Matsui* Ed Markey* Jim McDermott* Jared Polis* Jan Schakowsky* Carol Shea-Porter* Jackie Speier Mike Thompson* Diane Watson* Mel Watt* Anthony Weiner	Michael Capuano Andre Carson Donna Christenson Jim Cooper Danny Davis Bill Delahunt Chaka Fattah Al Green Phil Hare Maurice Hinchey Steve Kagen Michael Michaud Gwen Moore Jim Moran Grace Napolitano Donald Payne Chellie Pingree Charles Rangel Laura Richardson Linda Sanchez Bobby Scott Jose Serrano John Tanner John Tierney Ed Towns Nikki Tsongas Nydia Velasquez Peter Welch	Robert Brady Elijah Cummings Barney Frank Marcia Fudge Alcee Hastings Jesse Jackson Jr. Sheila Jackson-Lee Kendrick Meek George Miller Jerold Nadler

* Indicates member whose office provided information through Citizen Whip Count

Please call members who are committed to "oppose" the bill and thank them for having the courage of their convictions, and say that you hope they'll continue to stand by them.

Tell those who are "leaning no" that you hope they have enough information now to commit to voting "no."

Tell those who are "undecided" that Cash for Clunkers isn't adequate reason to turn their backs on the promises they made.

And for those who have decided to abandon their principles -- well, now we know how to measure the depth of their convictions.

Your calls count more today than ever. We're hearing from everyone who calls that these offices are aware that feelings are running strong on this vote, and they're taking your calls very seriously. They'll be looking for cues from you about which way they should lean.

Please let them know how you feel today -- your call is important.

Barack Obama