Reply #9: It's A "Safe" Move...

[KharmaTrain]

I do think that Snowe & Collins will be on board for a final vote...and that I'll give Collins credit that her cloiture vote is legit, thus giving Reid the 60 to move ahead, but with Cantwell and Feingold still holding out (and I'm grateful they are), it gives some of the "moderate" rushpbulican a "safe vote" where they could vote "for" reform at this time and then get whipped into line by McChinless later to vote against the same bill they voted for.

As others have pointed out, Reid is on a time schedule here and wants to get a final vote on this bill by Friday (doubtful) so he can squeeze in other stuff before the recess. It's also a "shit or get off the pot" move as if he allows debate to keep going on the GOOP will just keep flooding bullshit ammendments and do all they can to water down the bill.

Here's hoping Senators Cantwell, Feingold, Reid and Dodd are behind closed doors to hammer things out. Yes, there needs to be stronger laws on deriviatives...and I'm a cynic to think that even the most stringent laws won't do any good as the gamblers who created this game will just create another one, but the symbolism and temporary discomfort to Wall Street will at least slow down the gambling.