So the stem cell story went pretty much the way everyone expected. The House passed the bill in May. The Senate passed their version earlier this week. Bush vetoes the bill. Finally, the House fails to override the veto. Sad, wrong, short-sighted, and purely political, but unexpected. But there was something going on that might be interesting. Three Republicans changed their votes from May 24th to today (July 19th). (Sure there were a handful of people from both parties that abstained one time and voted the other, but we're talking about Yes to No or vice versa.)
David Reichert (WA-8) and Curt Weldon (PA-7) voted No the first time and Yes the second time. Bill Young (FL-10) voted Yes the first time and No the second. What's going on there? Any suggestions or ideas? (And no, pointing out that Curt Weldon is crazy doesn't count.)