60.

[jefferson_dem]

n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Aye

[jefferson_dem]

4. Good times.

:patriot:

[SIMPLYB1980]

16. Indeed.

:toast:

[Clio the Leo]

2. I totally missed Sen Byrd....

... I wanted him to wag his finger at the GOP again lol

[Parker CA]

7. He gave a loud and enthusiastic AYE. After the vote he got many thanks from his Dem colleagues.

[grantcart]

3. excellent

[silverweb]

5. YES!

:woohoo:

[BeyondGeography]

6. That didn't feel easy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Good. Now what? (nt)

[Parker CA]

11. 2 more votes. One on cloture on the full bill and then a vote on final passage likely to happen at

7PM Christmas eve.

[napi21]

22. The few I do have some sympathy for are those from the West

Coast who have a very long flight home after a 7PM vote on Thurs. night. Maybe not the Pubs, but the Dems who have supported this thing for almost a year! BUT...that's part of the job, and sometimes it's just not fun.

[Parker CA]

25. And as Boxer said, this vote is worth every minute she has/will spent/spend away from her family. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Thanks!

[Parker CA]

27. ;-) PS, I liked that poem. Very fitting to the photo!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Thanks!

I saw there were a lot of views, but no comments. I appreciate your saying so...

:hi:

[DCBob]

43. then to conference in January which sounds like is going to be mostly one-sided ...

since if anything changes the Senate might lose a vote or two.

[jefferson_dem]

18. Up or down vote in Senate on Christmas eve. Simple majority required to pass.

Then a conference committee to resolve the differences between House and Senate bills and settle on one version.

Then back to both chambers for one more round of votes. Simple majority required in House and 60 again in the Senate to shut down the filibuster.

Almost home but ZERO room for error.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Thanks!

I hear that!

[thatsrightimirish]

9. and that is a good thing nt

[jillan]

10. Phew!!!

[jillan]

12. I actually held my breath when they called Lieberman.

[dave29]

15. same here hehe

.

[Clio the Leo]

17. lol, you never have to worry.....

.... they're not going to hold the vote if they dont HAVE the votes, ya know?

[still_one]

14. My thoughts exactly /nt

[dave29]

13. Here here.

:)

[Parker CA]

19. Watching one more step that will be recorded in history.

[Undercurrent]

20. I was on the edge of my seat.

Now on to conference!

[jillan]

21. You think Obama has already called Reid to congratulate him?

[napi21]

26. Maybe, but probably not until final passage. n/t

[O is 44]

28. I made the mistake of switching

to CNN for post game analysis ugh..Mr. Gergen complaining about no bipartisanship, then has the nerve to say that both sides share equal blame. Very glad this hurdle is behind us though!

[ccharles000]

29. wonderful

[grantcart]

31. How appropriate - off to recess just like 6th grade!!!!

[CoffinEd]

32. Cool beans!

Now I can get some shut eye. And a special thanks to Senator Byrd.

[impik]

33. Good. Getting closer.

[Egnever]

34. Let the Republican whining begin!

[silverweb]

36. One freeper reaction:

I can?t help but think we?re scr*w*d.I was hoping for socialist exposurewithout socialism. Now we fight likecrazy.

6 posted on 12/20/2009 10:27:31 PM PSTby WKTimpco (Traditional Values Counter Revolution)

Retrieved, not by me, but by another brave DUer and posted _here_.

They're actually more incoherent than usual. :D

[BR_Parkway]

45. This late? Sugar levels are all screwed up as the Cheetos convert

[liquid diamond]

38. Along with the malcontents here.

[Clio the Leo]

35. lol schumer to Reid.......

"harry, you should have a drink!" (Reid is a Mormon and doesn't drink )

[Kind of Blue]

37. Well, onward & upward. n/t

[Hekate]

39. KnR

[PBS Poll-435]

40. K&R

It was surreal.

Biggest step towards health care/health insurance reform in my lifetime.




:grouphug:

[Quantess]

41. It's quite a difference in reaction here in GD-P compared to in GD

You people actually approve of the mandatory insurance?

Nice knowing you. It's time to move out of the USA.

[Itchinjim]

44. Bye bye!

[eridani]

42. I'm so happy to be a second class citizen that I could just puke n/t

[GeorgeGist]

46. IQ?

[Aramchek]

47. yeeeeeehaaaaaa!!!