BREAKING-Bunning stand-off over...

[jenmito]

MSNBC just reported that. Kelly O'Donnell to report on it in a minute.

ETA details-Bunning has agreed to allow a vote on one amendment that would pay for the cost of the $10 billion package-and he won't object. He'll also have the opportunity to have two amendments on the larger package they're preparing for the whole year.

[rsmith6621]

1. His Bedtime is at 7oclock

[babylonsister]

2. Dems called his bluff? Anyone know what 'the deal' was? nt

[Xipe Totec]

3. He gets to push the buttons on the Senators only elevator nt

[babylonsister]

5. //snort\\! nt

[customerserviceguy]

12. Yes, but only with his middle finger! n/t

[Xipe Totec]

16. You bested me!

:rofl:

[customerserviceguy]

22. I merely enhanced

your already outrageously funny idea.

Synergy--it's a part of DU!

[gateley]

4. Scroll down -- other threads have included some more info. nt

[Bobbie Jo]

6. What? Is Kentucky playing tonight?

Jackass.

Go Hoosiers!

[daleanime]

7. Some how .....

I'm still not feeling very thankful to the Dumb Bunny:mad:

[elocs]

8. You got beat by 2 minutes. It's already in LBN.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4290891

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. And his hold on the justice appts?

[IndianaGreen]

10. He is blaming everything on Harry Reed

I just caught a glimpse of him on CNN laying out his bullshit.

[4lbs]

11. He'll allow the vote on an amendment which funds the unemployment for now.

He'll probably miss the vote though, like he's missed 20 other votes last year.

This will just fund the unemployment for a few months.

There are still one or two amendments coming down the pike to fully fund unemployment for this entire 2010 calendar year.

[jenmito]

13. No...from my OP:

He'll also have the opportunity to have two amendments on the larger package they're preparing for the whole year.

[POAS]

14. If they take the "deal" then

the whole mess has to go back to the House because they amended the House passed legislation. As Durbin pointed out that would mean more delay, perhaps weeks.

[4lbs]

15. Ah, ok. I heard the two amendments part. I didn't know they were his.

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[Arkana]

17. So they basically gave him the opportunity to add amendments that will be shot

out of the air.

Sounds like we won this round.

[jenmito]

18. Yup. The amendment was already rejected tonight for this bill. n/t

[jenmito]

19. SENATE PASSES UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION 78-19! n/t

[Cha]

20. Thank you, jenmito..who knew

this day would end victorious?

[jenmito]

21. No problemo, Cha...

it broke on Rachel's show. Good day for us.

[jenmito]

23. POTUS has signed unemployment benefits bill into law at White House

Via Twitter by Gibbs (@PressSec)

12 minutes ago via web