I guess we will see next Tuesday. What is the problem with standing up against this ridiculous ‘spending bill’ in the committees and on the floor? The dems don’t need our votes to get it out of committee either.
Just say what you mean and mean what you say at all times.
It’s a calculated risk that they know there are not enough votes for it to pass as is so they want to force a vote and see it defeated now. That would give the negotiators less time to come up with Republican votes or cram more pork into it.
There are all sorts of political calculations and maneuvers involved in the legislative process.
The good news is that many Senators of both parties don’t like the amount of entitlements in this bill but it is the Senate after all and nothing is guaranteed. They tend to be more moderate than the House. Do you really think Senators of Obama’s party want him to look a fool so soon after taking office. They want to fix this so it will pass—Conservatives don’t!