Fox Breaking: Senate Deal about to be struck.

[Dog]

Repubs will have a one seat majority on committees.....and a 60/40 split on staffinf.

[Dog]

Carl Cameron just made this report on Fox.....Looks like the Rats caved!

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[Dog]

Your quick...

[colorado tanker]

Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy session!

[Justice]

Hmmmm...Frist not looking much tougher than Lott....

[Dog]

Ping!

[Robert_Paulson2]

if its fifty fifty... THEY didn't cave, we did.

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hope it was nuts on the table time for them and they got less than 1/3 funding for their staffs... anything more and we actually LOST.

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Here's hopin' but I will believe it AFTER I see the blood on the tabletop...

YOU Post them details asap...

[Molly Pitcher]

I posted my analysis on ATRW...

The Dems didn't get what they were demanding just yesterday...

On the other hand, 60/40 is a little better for them than the Majority/Minority settlement pre 2000, which was 2/3//1/3, I believe.

[mystery-ak]

Man, you're fast...just heard it...YIPPEE...Rats lost round 1....but Dass-hole threatened to shut down Senate if their amendments are not considered for the budget.

[Howlin]

I saw it......and I am SO HAPPY they stood their ground!

[Saundra Duffy]

It could be worse.

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO.........in your dreams!

[DoughtyOne]

IMO we caved, if we're not going to demand traditional breakdowns on staffing. The Dems played hardball and gained 7% of funding which will come out of the rightful party's pocket. Does anyone seriously thing the Republicans would have accomplished this if they had played hardball? We are a bunch of wimps. All them Dems have to do is make a lot of noise and they are sure to gain ground on every issue.

The Republicans spent the last 60 years getting 33% funding. Now they give the Dems 40%. Yep, we won alright. Sheesh!

[spokeshave]

Should be 66 : 34....

UNLESS it ALSO APPLIES TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE since Hatch gave away a 50:50 split

[Howlin]

60/40, deal.

[Howlin]

Exactly!

And the intelligence committee will NOT have GOP and DNC staffers; the staffers will work for them ALL.

[let freedom sing]

It could be better-- bye, bye P-B-A.

[Wait4Truth]

I heard Carl say the RATS backed down. Hehehe..

[copycat]

Hey, want to see my impression of Todd? Here goes...

The Republican leadership is smart for following my grass roots suggestions...

GOP claims Senate 'coup' in offing
Posted by copycat to NormsRevenge
On News/Activism 01/14/2003 5:05 PM PST #42 of 349
The only reason the Dems let us keep our 50/50 funding in the last Congress was their GUILT at having stolen the majority away from the will of the people by subterfuge and betrayal.
I say offer them 60/40 and that's our final offer.

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