It’s nice to see someone spell out all the steps remaining before this inane bill can become law. Tonight was a loss, but there is still a long road ahead.
Will the Dems. be able to keep all 60 together for future cloture votes; that is a key question. I thought Joe Lieberman said he would be with Republicans on a filibuster if a bill included the public option, for example.
I see that both Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe voted with the rest of the Republicans tonight. So that’s good news. Aren’t there a few other moderate Republican senators we’ve been concerned about too? If all 40 Republicans stick together, that will force Democrats to keep every single one of their members walking the political plank at every step.
Tonight’s vote is just one step of many.
Tonight they did, but on another filibuster issue, it is likely they won't.
The Democrats are too close to their dream to stop.
This Bill will go through unless their is such a public outcry that it forces those up for reelection to reconsider their own political future.
So much for 'moderate' Democrats.