CSPAN just reported lots of cheers coming from the room where the Democrats are meeting

[proud2BlibKansan]

Details at 10:45 EST.

Hmmm.

[Lerkfish]

1. which democrats? the blue dogs or the liberal ones?

[FreakinDJ]

2. Joe LIEberman slipped and fell on a Banana peel

[MinneapolisMatt]

4. Snort!

:rofl:

[FreakinDJ]

26. Broke his wrist too

hope he has LIEberman-Care

[City Lights]

9. ROFL!

:thumbsup:

[BurtWorm]

11. .

:spray:

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. LOL!!

:rofl:

[endless october]

3. cheering from the senators or from their insurance lobby handlers?

perhaps both.

after all, they already have health insurance.

[Blasphemer]

5. Probably both... nt

[Ikonoklast]

20. The lobbyists just showed up with a big 'ol bag of cash.

And threw it all in the air.


"Yay!"

[calico1]

6. Were therer any tomatoes in the room?

[Toots]

7. Ben Nelson just got his ass kissed "Big time" and probably with a lot of tongue.

:shrug:

[spanone]

8. mitch mcconnell resigned...?

[DFW]

10. Probably better:

He was reading some amendment, and came upon a 4-syllable word. He took so long trying to figure out how to pronounce it
that he inadvertently yielded the rest of his time with a grunt while trying to figure out how the word should be pronounced.

[Mari333]

12. One of them got a call from Pfizer saying they all get Xmas bonuses?

[donco6]

14. +1

[WilliamPitt]

13. Here

http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/19/democrats-say-they-clinch-deal-on-health-care-overhauls/?hp

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. "includes a substantial increase in federal contributions to Nebraska’s costs of providing Med...

Ah, pork. Because I'm presuming from the wording that other similar states haven't got that too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. So Santa did come!

How great for the senators.

[Vinca]

15. Yippee!!! Big insurance will continue to send checks!!!

[saltpoint]

18. I have it from reliable sources inside the Beltway that Nelson caved because

he wanted negotiations concluded in time to catch the early matinee showing of AVATAR.

[Tippy]

21. Senator Harken...."we have not built a mansion...But

we have laid a good foundation".....

[Mari333]

22. Laid is an operative word, there

kind of like
"we are screwing you".

[TK421]

23. I heard someone screamed "YAHTZEE" !!!!!!!

[Deja Q]

24. Did Lieberman finally have an orgasm that didn't require any viagra to achieve?

:hide:

[DefenseLawyer]

25. Teacher says every time a lobbyist writes a check, an angel gets his wings.

Th-th-th-that's right! That's right!