Minority just waived 30-hr requirement: DADT final vote 3PM today!

[frazzled]

Just so we can get all our celebrating done in one day.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/12/breaking_final_dadt_vote_at_3_pm_today.php

[maddezmom]

1. excellent news!!

[Clio the Leo]

2. lol and they can home for Christmas a day earlier. nt

[ncrainbowgrrl]

3. w00t

:applause:

[ladjf]

4. Republicans must have decided that there is no money related

disadvantages to passing this bill. For them, it is always ultimately about money.

[4lbs]

5. They also finally realized that with an extra 30,000 or so gays in the military there's less chance

of a draft, or mandatory military service (like in other countries), so their own kids won't have to serve.

[ladjf]

8. Possibly. But, I doubt that they thought that far ahead. nt

[Clio the Leo]

6. (Mark Knoller): WH: Bill signing likely next week.....

... I was hoping for tomorrow.

President (as of yesterday) expected to leave for Hawaii on Wednesday.

[frazzled]

7. He's giving up part of his vacation with family

to get these last important things done. The rest of the family is leaving today.

[SidDithers]

9. More likely Republicans didn't want 2 news cycles covering different votes...nt

Sid

[Schema Thing]

10. They can smell the rum!