"Reid: 'Games Of Stalling Are Over' -- Vote By Monday At Latest"

[Clio the Leo]

I wish Harry could hire that fired Geico guy to do his pressers though, what fun would THAT be!

Reid: 'Games Of Stalling Are Over' -- Vote By Monday At Latest

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he'll try to move a financial reform bill to the floor today--and if the Republicans object, as they've threatened to do, he'll force them to take a tough vote on whether to allow debate on legislation to regulate Wall Street.

"If they let us move to it, I'd be happy to do that," Reid said at a press conference with Democratic leadership this afternoon. "If they don't...I'm filing cloture have a cloture vote on Monday, 5:15."

That won't please the GOP. Just before the Democrats' press conference, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), whose vote is still in play on financial reform, implored Reid not to move ahead until a final bipartisan agreement is reached.

"I hope that Senator Reid abandons his plan to force a premature cloture vote on Monday," Collins told reporters. "I think that would be unfortunate in view of the fact that both sides of the negotiations say that progress is being made."

Reid is undeterred. "I have been around for quiet a while," he said. "What we have done on financial reform was just as energetic as what we did on health care. We worked for more than two months with Shelby trying to come up with something.... I'm not going to waste any more time of the American people while they come up with some agreement."

"The games of stalling are over," Reid said.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/04/reid-first-financial-reform-vote-monday-if-gop-objects.php?ref=fpa

Raise your hand if you're loving this new uberballsy Democratic caucus!!!

[JuniperLea]

1. I called it!

I said months and months ago, when the first Obama critiques were hitting DU... when people were wanting him to step down from the high road and "just do it" like BushCo did. I said Obama, et al, would give it some time and try to work with the Pubbies, and once they have given it the ol' college try (which gives them the moral upper hand), they will start stepping up and getting things done.

Welcome to getting things done! The fruits of the behind the scenes labors are popping all over the place... like it was spring or something!

[Clio the Leo]

4. called it before YOU did!!

heh .... actually, Rahm called it before ANY of us.

I'm starting to think they had a PLAN! (heh)

"We dont have to succeed at bipartisanship, we just have to try." Rahm Emanuel, 3/2/09
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/02/090302fa_fact_lizza?printable=true

[JuniperLea]

5. Well, let's all share the good sense we had!

:rofl:

And rejoice! The time has come! The high road is less traveled, and the lofty view teaches many things!

Let the whoopass begin!

[Clio the Leo]

6. Well, they are def. taking a different approach...

.... a few months ago, you would have NEVER seen such an accusatory headline on the WH blog ...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/04/22/president-speaks-wall-street-republicans-and-all-america

[cutlassmama]

2. Raises hand

:hi:

[BlooInBloo]

3. Translation for Senator Snowe: Go fuck yourself.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

10. I see you purchased an English:Cheney / Cheney:English Dictionary...(nt)

[AlinPA]

7. My prediction: with Lieberman, it will be 42 NO- 58 YES for cloture. nt

[DCBob]

8. I think a few R's will side with Dems on cloture..

This issue is much harder to justify obstruction than healthcare.

[Dappleganger]

9. During the past 6 months Reid appears to have discovered his spine.

Actually, I am quite impressed and am pleased to say that I definitely underestimated the man.

[ShortnFiery]

11. If this "reform" bill is as good for Big Banks as the HRC bill was to Big Insurance Companies.

I want nothing to do with it.

Initial reports suggest that the reforms will allow large banks to swallow up smaller ones AND, for the first time, Credit Unions.

They say it's GOOD but it's only GOOD FOR BIG BUSINESS.