SENATE VOTING NOW!

[elleng]

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Senate-Back-in-Session-Fiscal-Cliff-Vote-Possible/10737436933-1/

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Thank you. Hopefully it passes.

[global1]

11. I Don't Think Reid Would Have Called For The Vote If He Didn't Think It Would Pass....

the fix is in. It will be interesting to watch what happens in the House now.

[Jack Sprat]

2. Kill it now before it multiplies.

If Grover Norquist likes this deal, what's that tell you?

[Divine Discontent]

3. thanks!

[hlthe2b]

4. thanks, elleng...

Can you tell where it is now?

[elleng]

8. Nope. Going too fast.

edit: sounds overwhelmingly AYE
Looks like its now on MSNBC.

[blogslut]

5. Thanks for the heads up.

EDIT ADD: Watching online @ c-span.org. The video window still carries the title of the book talk that was supposed to be playing: "Just Plain Dick" - hilarious

[PennsylvaniaMatt]

12. LOL!

That is hilarious!

[global1]

6. What Pisses Me Off Is Tomorrow All These Senators And Congressmen Will Be Patting Themselves....

on their backs at what a good job they did. They dragged the people of this country through the dirt for their petty partisan games and now they are going to want to have us give them kudos for this fiasco.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. I agree. The only one who seems to have given a damn is Obama.

The rest have put up a dog & pony show.

[elleng]

18. Not so sure about HOUSE,

tho they may pat themselves for NOT passing AGAIN.

[cal04]

7. Thanks for the heads up and the link elleng

[hfojvt]

10. Then aren't they too late?

The Bush tax cuts have already expired.

So now we get to call this what it is.

A massive tax cut, with the rich getting most of the benefits.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. Without the house it really doesn't matter.

To avoid the "cliff" both the senate and the house would have had to pass it before midnight to avoid that arbitrary mark.

[Drunken Irishman]

19. Chuck Todd (I know) said that if the Senate passes it by 80-plus votes, it'll be tough..............

...for the House to vote no. It looks like it's going to pass with 80-plus votes.

[Jack Sprat]

21. They are voting for a temp fix

In 2 months, we all get treated to another deal which will be another catfight over spending cuts and the debt ceiling about the same time. I predict the cuts to SS/Med will be sacrificed for raising the debt ceiling. This is a gravestone fix, imo.

[hfojvt]

27. it's not a temp fix though

because the tax cuts for the rich are going for longer than two months.

Not that Obama will apparently ever allow them to expire anyway.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. It looks like this is going to pass by a considerable margin.

[Kaleva]

14. Only 4 Senators voting against it so far

Edit: Now it's 5 against.

[bama_blue_dot]

15. Sanders voted YES

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. Wow. Color me shocked.

That warrants some thought on my part.

[Cha]

30. Hey, thanks for that bama_blue_dot!

[BumRushDaShow]

16. I counted 89 - 8 so far (as of 1:55 ET - final 2:07 am ET) n/t

Edit as of 2:07 ET.

[Tx4obama]

24. Thank you for counting. I lost track after 60.

[cal04]

26. Thank you BumRushDaShow for the count

[hfojvt]

28. Disgusting

but then again, if 2/3 of the Senate are millionaires, it is not a surprise that they would favor tax cuts for the rich.

Still, it would appear to be time to unsubscribe to Sherrod Brown's email list.

[BumRushDaShow]

29. Bernie Sanders voted for it. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. This has passed.

[elleng]

23. Bennet, Rubio, Harkin, and a few others I don't recall, NO.

[Cha]

31. wow.. that's quite a mix..

probably for different reasons, eh?

[cal04]

25. Final vote 89-8