Post Wherein I Give "Big Ups!" to Harry Reid - The Republicans Cave on the Filibuster

[PopSixSquish]

"WASHINGTON – Republicans abandoned their blockade against legislation to clamp tough new controls on Wall Street Wednesday, clearing a road to likely passage for the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression.

Democrats and Republicans agree the Senate will ultimately pass landmark changes aimed at preventing a recurrence of the crisis that knocked the nation's financial system to its knees in 2008, but the battle now begins over crucial details. The House has already passed its version.

Democrats said the Republicans had given in after three days of votes to block debate, realizing they were on the losing end of a battle for public opinion. GOP lawmakers said they would now switch to trying to change the bill on the Senate floor."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100428/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul

Damn! Harry, you da man! Hold the line on the GOP amendments and get this thing passed!!!

[RandomThoughts]

1. I am impressed also.

I think he did a good job also.

(Although I like thinking about people by saying blessed, much better then the other term. But people have different ways of expressing themselves.)

[senseandsensibility]

2. kand r

Our side must still hold firm for real reform. This is just the beginning.

[HughMoran]

3. Woot!

Bad Republican, no donut.

[opihimoimoi]

4. Don't CAVE on THEIR DEMANDS...Holdum and STUPHUM...

REID is da MAN and the GOP look like kids finding out mom is not baking cookies until their room is cleaned

[BlooInBloo]

5. Good job to all involved. Hopefully now that they see a way to achieve victories...

They'll be stronger going forward.

[ClarkUSA]

6. Haha... yes! Republicans didn't want to stay overnight, which Sen. McCaskill said was Reid's plan.

That would've been bad PR for the morning papers, eh?

[Jennicut]

7. It actually works. Rethugs are a bunch of big babies.

Thank you for finding your spine, Harry. I knew it was in there somewhere.