More Republican Hypocrisy in the U.S. Senate on the jobs bill.

On Monday the Senate voted to end debate on the $15 Billion jobs bill put forth by the Democrats. This cloture vote passed 62-30 along party lines, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. Today the Senate took up the bill itself which resulted in a final vote of 70-28 to secure its passage. On this tally every no vote but one also came from Republicans.

The $15 Billion jobs bill mainly comprises of payroll tax breaks for businesses that hire new full-time employees, and business tax credits for each new hire who is retained for one year.

What is confounding is that six of the Republican Senators who first voted against ending debate, a now much frequently used republican means of stalling legislation, then switched their votes on the bill’s final passage.

What changed? Once these “principled” Senators determined they couldn’t stop the bill, did they realize that their constituents would finally recognize them for what Republicans have shown themselves to be, obstructors to America's economic recovery?  

The Republican vote switchers are as follows:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN) 
Thad Cochran (R-MS) 
James Inhofe (R-OK)
George LeMieux (R-FL) 
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)