Democrats are certainly taking home an almost unexpected win to a July 4th break, as they muscled a global warming bill through the House on a 219-212 vote.

Many people are focusing on the eight Republicans who voted for the bill, but what about on the other side?  There were 44 Democrats who bucked their leadership and voted no.

They were:

Bright (AL), Davis (AL), Griffith (AL), Berry (AR), Ross (AR), Kirkpatrick (AZ), Mitchell (AZ), Costa (CA), Stark (CA), Salazar (CO), Barrow (GA), Marshall (GA), Minnick (ID), Costello (IL), Foster (IL), Donnelly (IN), Ellsworth (IN), Visclosky (IN), Melancon (LA), Childers (MS), Taylor (MS), Kissell (NC), McIntyre (NC), Pomeroy (ND), Arcuri (NY), Massa (NY), Kucinich (OH), Wilson (OH), Boren (OK), DeFazio (OR), Altmire (PA), Carney (PA), Dahlkemper (PA), Holden (PA), Shuster (PA), Herseth Sandlin (SD), Tanner (TN), Edwards (TX), Ortiz (TX), Rodriguez (TX), Matheson (UT), Nye (VA), Mollohan (WV) and Rahall (WV).

What do I see in that group?  Southern Democrats from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi against the bill.

Energy state lawmakers from Texas, West Virginia and Oklahoma voting no.

More liberal lawmakers also voting no, worried the bill was watered down too much.

On the GOP side, there were eight Republicans who voted for the bill, and as I observed in another post, they gave Democrats the winning margin.

They were Bono Mack (CA), Castle (DE), Kirk (IL), Lance (NJ), LoBiondo (NJ), McHugh (NY), Reichert (WA) and Smith (NJ.)

Democrats still have a very tough road ahead of them, as a Senate filibuster seems likely.

But you cannot count out this bill.  The Dems showed they could wheel and deal their way to victory in the House by promising all kinds of stuff for their members to win a vote here and there.

"Now it's up to the Senate to take the next step," said President Obama last night.

"I'm confident that in the coming weeks and months the Senate will demonstrate the same commitment to addressing what is a tremendous challenge and an extraordinary opportunity," the President added.

So we'll see what happens. Stay tuned.