(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
***.....In classic Senate style, the agreement was followed by a rush of self-congratulatory speeches - and disagreement over what it meant.
Democrats, pointing to a slight change in wording from an earlier draft, said the deal would preclude Republicans from attempting to deny them the right to filibuster. Republicans said that was not ironclad, but valid only as long as Democrats did not go back on their word to filibuster only in extraordinary circumstances.
One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the issue had been discussed at the meeting in McCain's office, and was "clearly understood" by those in attendance.....***
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050524/D8A99NOG0.html
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Believe me they got their payoffs form the demons of the dem party. They must make their puppet master leader, George Soros just swell with pride.
"RINOs couldn't stand backing their party on a matter of importance. If the party had its cojones it ought to return the favor in kind by withdrawing its financial backing for RINOs re-election bids and sanctioning favored home-state projects. You desert the party, don't expect rewards for betraying it. "
Bye Bye bases.
The RINOcrat party. Aren't all of you true blue republicans proud of them now? That is why I walked away from the RINOcrat (formerly republican party). THEY are no better than the socialist democrats. RINOcrats.