Why are they still keeping this open - it's over

[malaise]

down go ReTHUGs.

[Yonnie3]

1. The votes are timed and the time is not up.

Votes can be changed until the time is up.

[malaise]

2. Time is up n/t

[Yonnie3]

3. Yeah n/t

[highplainsdem]

4. They just explained on MSNBC. McConnell holding the vote open to force the Dems to vote for this

again, at least once, probably tomorrow morning. They're speculating McConnell thinks this will make Dems look worse.

[Irish_Dem]

5. He is such an evil bastard. nt

[yallerdawg]

6. Maybe they are going to "table" this vote...

and then revote on the 3 week extension Graham proposed, or something else they have agreed upon.

IF that passed, the House would have to come in and vote on the new CR, so the drama goes on.

And the government DOES shut down.

[malaise]

13. Merkley says the turtle hasn't voted yet

but it won't pass

[yallerdawg]

19. I remember close important votes being done over somehow.

They are definitely waiting for more voting.

If they got "a deal" they could fix this vote, and not have to call in the House for something new passed.

[bdamomma]

7. oh god

I hope they don't give in to McConnell I hate that guy. Schumer and McConnell are behind closed doors.

[malaise]

8. It's not going to pass

The Con can through away the food for the party.

[RussBLib]

10. I wonder if they will refund the $300,000/couple price tag

Sorry, sir, your ticket clearly says, "NO REFUNDS"

[malaise]

11. $100,000 per couple

Hope they are no refunds

[womanofthehills]

14. $100,000 gets you a pic with Trump, $250,000 gets you a place at his table is what I read???????

[malaise]

18. Holy Shite

Grifters grift.

[bdamomma]

15. Oh get ready

for the tweets tomorrow.

[malaise]

16. Merkley sais deal is dead

PHEW!

[Sophia4]

9. I hope that Democrats in Congress remember how McConnell never brought

Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court to the floor.

Democrats should all vote the same -- against any reprieve for the nasty, no-good Republicans.

Republicans are in the majority. They exclude and ignore Democrats as much as they can. Let the Republicans pull themselves out of this mess.

From the day Obama was elected, Republicans refused to support his proposals and Trump above all said he wasn't even an American citizen. We all knew the Republicans lied and played dirty. It's up to Republicans to pull themselves out of the mess they put themselves in.

No mercy on the Republicans. They are the majority. They are supposed to govern. Let them do it. If they want to compromise on the key Democratic issues, then Democrats can consider helping out. But not until Republicans have agreed to all of Democrats demands.

[malaise]

12. Well said

It won't pass - Dems can't pass this

[Sophia4]

17. Any Democrat who votes for it should expect a challenge in the next election

from a real Democrat. Sorry red-state-Democrat apologists.

But Republicans talk bipartisan and were anything but bipartisan when Obama was president -- especially in his final years.