Expect Senate vote on Defense Authorization (with DADT) at around noon tomorrow

[ruggerson]

The Senate's orders for Thursday:

∙The Senate will convene at 9:30am and proceed to consideration of the motion to proceed to the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010 (S.3992), with ten minutes reserved for Senator Durbin, and the remaining time until 11:00am equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees.

∙At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to three roll call votes on the following:

o The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010 (S.3992).

o The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R.847).

o Reconsideration of the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (S.3454).

The key players have until noon tomorrow to figure out how to make this work. I just hope everyone is operating in good faith -- and I do worry whether Mitch McConnell is even going to let Susan Collins cut a deal. He runs a tight ship.

http://gay.americablog.com/2010/12/expect-senate-vote-on-defense.html

Personally, I still think they'll get cloture and it will be repealed.

[tritsofme]

1. Would not be a big surprise if it fails this time.

Pending resolution of the tax issue.

[jefferson_dem]

2. Please let it be so.

We need this NOW!

[Clio the Leo]

3. And I think you're right. Too many GOP'ers have stuck their necks out.

#FingersCrossed

[ruggerson]

5. I don't thinkk

Susan Collins wants to go down in history as the woman who stopped repeal for the forseeable future.

[Clio the Leo]

6. Nope and neither do Scott Brown, Murkowski and....

.... seems like I'm forgetting someone? :shrug:

[AlinPA]

8. Voinovich, the only republican I would trust.

[Clio the Leo]

9. Yep and a handful of Republicans outside of Congress...

.... Liz Cheney yesterday (or the day before) and Sam Nunn today.

come Senators, Congressmen please head the call.... ;)

[AlinPA]

7. She doesn't care. Whatever McCain tells her to do, she will do. nt

[lamp_shade]

4. Thanks. I'll be watching.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. Gee, last night they said it was delayed for days to please

Sue Collins. They said four days of debate, for her, and also many amendment votes, more for her than for others, of course.
So which is it? I say no vote today, nor tomorrow.