They're Still Talking...
by BarbinMD
Fri Feb 06, 2009 at 05:58:29 PM PST
They're still talking in the Senate, but apparently there will be no vote tonight, although we have been treated to a Republican whine-fest. The CliffNotes:
Republicans are sad ... except John McCain, because he's angry ... but mostly they're sad because there was no bipartisanship, and there could have been, had the damn Democrats just compromised even more than they did. Because we all know how Republicans define bipartisanship. Oh, and America is going to hell in a handbasket.
Now from all reports, this compromise bill stinks. But it's galling to listen to the crap that McCain, Graham, Coburn and company have been spewing tonight. We've had Graham attacking President Obama for making a partisan speech at a Democratic retreat, Coburn calling it a "generational theft bill," and McCain whining about "people saying 'we won the election so we'll write the bill.'"
At this point, it looks like they're headed for a Sunday session.
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