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Apparently, there is a lot of shifting on how the individual Senators will vote on this -- depending on the amendments.
Having a majority based on party affiliation and then predicting how those members will vote -- assuming they are actually present at the time of the roll call -- are two very different things.
Isakson (R-GA) and Dodd (D-CT) -- a Republican and a Democratic senator -- withheld their support until they got the homebuyers' tax credit lumped in. Who knows what is influencing the other Democrats?
It must be me I just must be missing something.
You have to expect that they know how they will vote on the bill itself though, and they have enough votes for that regardless of what amendments make it or not.
If you are going to tell me that Reid does not know if he has enough votes to vote Tarp down I find that hard to believe also. He knows one way or the other which is my concern either way it is not good if he knows he does not have enough then what then? How does he get past that?
If he has enough to vote it down then why the hesitation unless he also is stalling to try and make the republicans look bad.
I am not even going to start to consider that Reid has to worry about who is present for a roll call. These are seasoned Senators I find it hard to believe he is not aware of who is on the floor for a vote or not.
It must be me I just must be missing something.
You have to expect that they know how they will vote on the bill itself though, and they have enough votes for that regardless of what amendments make it or not.
You make my case perfectly: Reid has no reason to delay this any further, particularly with all the other pending legislation on his plate -- unless he doesn't have a majority of Senators committed to vote for the passage of the bill.
If you want to believe that Reid has the votes and is delaying for another -- apparently not evident -- reason, so be it.
You make my case perfectly: Reid has no reason to delay this any further, particularly with all the other pending legislation on his plate -- unless he doesn't have a majority of Senators committed to vote for the passage of the bill.
If you want to believe that Reid has the votes and is delaying for another -- apparently not evident -- reason, so be it.
Then Reid has no end game in which case the Bill has been filibustered because McConnell will never give up on wanting Tarp.
my honest opinion is they have to get this passed either tomorrow or first par tof next week. I think the president has no choice but to get in this if nothing is done. I think the Obama admin figured the senate was tackling it and let them handle it. Now that they are acting like a bunch of kids I think he has no choice but to step in here.
This will get passed, there's no way it can't. Its political suicide for all involved, democrat or republican. And they better do it soon, the problem is only going to get worse.
None of those amedments has any right on this bill. This was an emergency bill created for quick passage. With how long its taking now, they should have just went with the original version of this bill that addressed everything. because now its going to become somewhat of a big financial bill. Which is exactly the reason why they streamlined this bill, so it didnt get caught up in a financial debate.
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