Why? Seems to me that they ought to use every possible delaying and obstruction tactic known to man to bungle up the works. They need to be using every weapon at their disposal to fight this - not standing down, in any way.
Leave it to our RINOs in the House of Lords to concede the field to the enemy.
Update 2:10am Eastern. They are now voting on the Hutchison amendment to make permanent certain sales and marriage tax provisions that were set to expire. The amendment falls, 40-55.
Oh, dear. Al Franken has taken over as presiding officer.
I said this on another thread but I’m really ticked off about the Senate Republicans so I’m repeating it:
I think they need to go through all of the amendments - every last one - for the people they are there to represent, for principle and for posterity. It’s the least they can do after the most disastrous legislation in history was just forced on we the people. Snowe should be made to get up and read them all, too, in five inch spike heels with no potty breaks.