[faucetman]

This vote is THEATRE. Saturday vote, 8pm. So Dems can LOOK like they won something. THEY DIDN'T. This isn't even the bill they will vote on. It will be changed DRAMATICALLY by amendments. No one knows at this point what the final bill will look like. This is just choreography to build momentum (they THINK). It won't help. Too many senators will be scared to death of losing their jobs that they will not vote for cloture (to END debate). It would be their political death warrant. Keep up the debate. Keep up the debate. The huddled masses will only get angrier and angrier. This time delay and debate, will be to our benefit and success in killing this Trojan horse.

[ncalburt]

Your right .
this show today was a fund raising gimmick for dirty Harry !

[faucetman]

I meant to say keep up the debate, keep up the protests.

THIS IS NOT THE IMPORTANT VOTE!!!!!!!!

The news media has hyped this all out of proportion. There has to be TWO 60 votes. One now to START debate. One later to END debate. The 2nd one to END debate is the true cloture vote. That is the one that counts. NOT THIS ONE. The Republicans could all vote for this one, it doesn't matter.