"There's an awful lot of applause coming from the Senate Dems' meeting right now."

[jefferson_dem]

:popcorn:

http://twitter.com/JeffreyYoung_HC/status/6677611155

[babylonsister]

1. You're a fly on the wall!

:spray:

[bluestateguy]

2. So?

Politicians like to pat each other on the back.

God I hate Twitter. It has turned us into a nation of 13 year old girls.

[polichick]

I don't like Twitter but there's nothing wrong with 13 year old girls. nt

[timeforpeace]

6. With the same moment-to-moment emotional stability.

[Aramchek]

8. it's more reliable than Politico, at least

[Cha]

19. Anything is.

[jefferson_dem]

9. Can't you just picture a bunch of "Twitterers" with their ears pressed against the meeting doors...

Ready to launch the latest "news" in real time?

Love it.

The days of waiting on the big three net anchors to tell you what the news of the day is ... are over. Finished. Deal.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Your post has less than 130 characters.

Essentially, it's a tweet.

[janx]

3. Let's hope so! n/t

[PopSixSquish]

4. Did Somebody Beat the Living Daylights Out of "Holy Smoe"?

Because I'd break both hands applauding that...

[DrToast]

7. LOL...that's the only thing I can think of that would get me clapping.*

*

[Aramchek]

11. for weeks I have had a mental image of someone whacking Joe across the back of the knees with a cane

Dumb and Dumber style

I know it's probably too much to ask, but a boy can dream, can't he?

[timeforpeace]

12. Two words: anger management.

[Aramchek]

16. tell that to Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, they are my inspiration

and I'm sure Holy Joe appreciates you looking out for his well-being...

[IndianaGreen]

5. They just elected Lieberman Majority Leader

and when they come out of the caucus, they will tell us what a great deal they have in store for the rest of us working stiffs.

[Name removed]

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[ORDagnabbit]

14. did LIEberman die?

[Mass]

15. They convinced Sanders and Brown to vote for a useless bill so that it gets better in conference?

Cause they certainly did not convince Lieberman and Nelson to vote for anything that would be useful.

[Pirate Smile]

20. Yep - get the fucker to Conference and then there are only two votes left in the Senate - 1. Cloture

2. yes or no on the bill.

[Phx_Dem]

17. Lieberman's getting the snot beat out of him and they're all cheering!

Please.

[JVS]

18. Ahhh, the sound of Democratic voters getting shafted

[IndianaGreen]

21. Washington Post is reporting Reid agreed to drop Medicare buy-in

Posted at 6:45 PM ET, 12/14/2009

Democrats move toward dropping medicare expansion

By Shailagh Murray

Senate Democrats emerged from a special caucus meeting Monday night determined to pass a health-care bill by Christmas -- but without the Medicare buy-in plan that liberals had sought as an alternative to a government insurance option.

The Medicare buy-in was never warmly embraced by moderate Democrats, but independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman(Conn), whose vote is needed to break a GOP filibuster, appears to have dealt the proposal a mortal blow when he informed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) on Sunday that he wouldn't support the buy-in plan in any form.

In the Monday evening meeting, Reid urged Democrats to accept political reality and move the $848 billion bill across the finish line without the proposal.

"It appeared that would be necessary," Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), a moderate, said in response to a question about whether the Medicare expansion would be dropped as he left the caucus.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/daily-dose/?hpid=topnews

[polichick]

22. "Reid urged Democrats to accept political reality" - Is that what they're calling it?? nt