Votes on the Bankruptcy Bill

Here is a list of Democratic Senators who voted to bring the Bankruptcy Bill to a floor vote. There has been a lot of wonderment at why there are so many considering that 1) They are so tight on Social Security which should embolden their fighting spirits, 2) This bill really sucks... the Republicans aren't even that thrilled about it, but are doing it to repay their corporate masters. Sure, Biden is going to be in there (Delaware is the credit card capital of the US for some unknown reason) but otherwise, this is something that the Dems could easily bloody the right's nose over and make a good policy decision in the same stroke... so WTF? (That's not a lead-in to an answer... everyone has been asking the same question!)

Oh, and here's a little side note in "What's the Matter with Kansas?" fashion: a list of the top ten states in household bankruptcy filings... yep, all red states.