** Updates: DADT and DREAM Act **

[Clio the Leo]

Here's what I'm finding via Twitter on the upcoming votes ....

DADT

@edatpost: No deal yet on moving forward w/ #DADT vote, Senate aides say

@wonkroom: Levin: Passing Defense Bill Will Be A ‘Possibly Insurmountable Challenge’ Even If Cloture Invoked: http://bit.ly/gq96Zi

@kerryeleveld: Sen. Levin: We have to do Defense bill this week if it's going to pass at all
http://bt.io/GQyJ

@DanaBashCNN: despite what sources call progress on talks w/ GOP sen collins,reid may press ahead w/ doomed dadt repeal vote.story:
http://bit.ly/ft2N54


DREAM Act
@jbendery: Reid: Final showdown on DREAM set for next week. House passed it last night, this is it.

more to come as I find it....

[TwilightGardener]

1. Why the fuck would this be "doomed"? Why can't Reid meet Collins' stupid conditions?

[Clio the Leo]

2. Wonder if it has to do with this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x553999

[TwilightGardener]

4. Hmm, maybe. I guess the GOPers are carrying through with their threat.

[Clio the Leo]

3. **Dream Act: Since GOP won't let Senate vote on House-passed DREAM Act....

Since GOP won't let Senate vote on House-passed DREAM Act, Reid now moving to table the Senate version.
http://twitter.com/#!/senatus/status/12905019170889728

[Clio the Leo]

5. **Senate will NOT vote on DREAM act today...

Senate will NOT vote on DREAM act today, instead they'll vote NEXT week on version HOUSE passed last night.
http://twitter.com/#!/chucktodd/status/12906656488751104

[Clio the Leo]

6. ** DADT: concern grows that Reid may force vote before deal is ready

http://gay.americablog.com/2010/12/hrc-appears-to-take-swipe-at-reid-and.html?utm_content=backtype-tweetcount&utm_medium=bt.io-twitter&utm_source=direct-bt.io

[Clio the Leo]

7. **DADT: Harry Reid has NOT responded to Susan Collins' latest offer,...

"Bad news for DADT repeal? Harry Reid has NOT responded to Susan Collins' latest offer, Collins spox says:"
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/12/is_dadt_repeal_in_trouble_agai.html

[BluegrassDem]

8. I wonder if Reid is truly wanting to repeal or looking to make political hay?

It seems to me he almost wants it to die so he can have some talking point against the Repugs next year.

[Clio the Leo]

10. If he wanted it to die, he'd bring it to the floor now...

.... the key vote for repeal says she wants time to "read the bill" and that appears to be what he's giving her.

[Clio the Leo]

9. ** Harry saying now "I'll decide whether to bring NDAA bill to the floor in next lil' bit..."

(the NDAA Is the larger National Defesnse Authorization Bill which contains the DADT repeal amendment)

.... the fact that he's thinking is not good news.


..... just said "let's say we brought it to the floor for cloture, it would be a Saturday cloture vote so folks feel like they have time to consider the bill" (which is Sen. Collins beef, she wants "time to read the bill.")

[Clio the Leo]

11. ** Tax bill may come BEFORE the DADT vote...

http://twitter.com/#!/LeoShane/status/12917257759891456

You all starting to see how this ALL works together? You dont want the tax bill? Is it worth losing DADT repeal? Something to chew on.

[Clio the Leo]

12. and the same is true for the DREAM act...

http://twitter.com/#!/markos/status/12918162051825664

[flpoljunkie]

13. Read this am that Reid may substitute the House bill on Dream Act when it comes up for a vote

Sorry, can't remember or find where I read it.

[Clio the Leo]

14. Right but....

.... the sh*t apparently hit the fan in the last half hour.

Harry got up and made a statement saying .... well, I dont want to try to characterize it less I misquote him but, suffice it to say a LOT of phone calls going back and forth between Congressional leader ship and the White House ATM.

(it was something along the line of he was going to decide in the next bit when to bring up the tax bill and the defense bill)

[Clio the Leo]

15. ** If (Senate Tax vote) precedes NDAA, it's likely better for #DADT

http://twitter.com/#!/kerryeleveld/status/12921011070574592

(and Reid just announced he'd hold vote on the Tax plan tonight)

[Clio the Leo]

16. ** The Senate vote on #DADT is on hold, as @HarryReid and @SenatorCollins keep talking.

http://twitter.com/#!/kerryeleveld/status/12918294092713984

[tishaLA]

17. well that's good because Greg Sargent posted

on twitter: "Bad. An informed Senate aide emails me this, on DADT repeal: "It appears that the leadership is moving forward without the votes."

[Clio the Leo]

18. Yeah .... I think he got some wrong/outdated info...

.... it didn't jive w/what anyone else was saying atm (but things were happening really fast at that time.)

[Clio the Leo]

19. ** Senate's top Dems vow vote on DREAM Act later this month

... whenever that is...

http://twitter.com/#!/MPOTheHill/status/12950326751526913

[GSLevel9]

20. DREAM is DOA... hopefully DADT might have a chance. nt

[Clio the Leo]

22. I'm not going to count anything dead until after the tax bill passes...

.... if things stall THEN, it means they never had a chance. Not clear how much of what's going on in bargaining.

[Clio the Leo]

21. ** Reid on floor now, arguing in favor of DADT Repeal...

... CSPAN2

[Clio the Leo]

23. "the other side knows it doesn't have the votes to get this out of the NDAA.."

"so they have been stalling."

[terrya]

24. I understand he's throwing in the towel on repeal.

[Clio the Leo]

25. It's not looking good, he's slamming GOP on doing everything they can to block repeal...

.... "including not passing a DAA bill for the first time in 48 years."