[kabar]

The Baucus bill will get out of committee. The Dems have a 13-10 edge in committee. Voting will be along party lines with the possible exception of Snowe voting for it. There is no way it will be stopped in the Finance Committee. I have been watching the hearings on C-SPAN.

It is a bit premature to make calls on cloture before the two bills in the Senate are reconciled and the resulting bill scored. We don't know what will be in the final Senate bill. Still, if it makes you happy, do it.

[ncalburt]

i read that snowe plans to vote no in committee to
give her more power in the joining the two bills !
So, the cloture vote is not scheduled yet ???

Well I call Lincoln, Conrad and Nelson just o give them hell anyways ?