Frist folds again! Accepts 6 months extension of the Patriot Act.

[flpoljunkie]

Leahy just made it clear on the floor of the Senate, C-Span2.

Good work, Senate Democrats!

[Doctor_J]

1. Hoping Smirk's approval rating will improve by then

fat chance.

[Windy]

2. Now lets see if Mr. Napolean Complex vetos it....

Just to say "I'm the boss (er... dictator)

[bush_is_wacko]

3. I figured that is what kept him out of view for the day

He was probably involved in red faced arguments with Dem's behind closed doors all day long over these issues. Glad to see Dem's are holding ground on the Patriot Act too. You know they will be able to do absolutely nothing to change any provisions to that stupid thing if they vote it in! It pisses me off when I hear that Arizona Republican saying the Dem's can bring forth ANY changes they want after the fact and have it voted on. They've been able to accomplish absolutely NOTHING after the fact and he damn well knows it.

[0007]

4. Edward Kennedy is going off on the pukes now.

[0007]

5. Ted Stevens up now. Maybe he'll start crying?

[flpoljunkie]

9. Evidently he's making good on his threat to strip LIHEAP, Katrina money

out of the defense bill, and has the gall to try and blame it on Senator Cantwell. How disgraceful is his performance!

[radio4progressives]

8. ok, this is fresh news? n/t

[flpoljunkie]

6. Link now up on MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10562008/from/RS.3/

BREAKING NEWS

Updated: 9:14 p.m. ET Dec. 21, 2005

WASHINGTON - Senators on Wednesday agreed to extend the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act for six months to allow the bill’s critics to continue to seek additional civil liberty safeguards in the anti-terrorism law.

The deal, if passed by the GOP-controlled Senate, would still need to get the approval of the Republican-controlled House and President Bush, but it would keep the Patriot Act provisions from expiring on Dec. 31.

Republican and Democratic senators had been negotiating all day long to try and break an impasse over the anti-terrorism law passed after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington. It is one of the last pieces of legislation still outstanding in the Senate, which is trying to wrap up its legislative year

A House-Senate compromise extending 16 expiring provisions of the Patriot Act had been stuck in the Senate for the past week because of a Democratic-led filibuster. Opponents of that bill say they want more safeguards in the legislation, and have asked for more time to seek more civil liberty protections in the law.

[radio4progressives]

7. how old is this email? I'm reading this at 6:23 PACIFIC TIME

I tuned in to C-Span, but they're dealing other matters..

[flpoljunkie]

10. Check C-Span2 now 9:23PMEST Stevens is going apesh*t on the Senate floor!

[radio4progressives]

11. thanks.... n/t

[KalicoKitty]

12. Did he say he quit the senate?

I tuned in and thought that is what he said. He told them good-bye.

[flpoljunkie]

13. That is what he said, but take it with a grain of salt.

[KalicoKitty]

14. He must be irate because the Senate voted against ANWR .

[POAS]

15. His exact words

"I say goodbye to the Senate tonight, and I thank you very much."

[KalicoKitty]

16. So what did his good-bye mean?

Good-bye as in good night or good-bye as in BYE forever, I wonder...