will vote for the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. so why you might ask is she holding out on even bring the bill to the floor to start debating? she wants to get her way on procedure. on how much time to allow for debate. how many amendments each side would get. and when the vote would take place. the hope among repeal supporters was she d give in by tonight s vote. the fear was that she wouldn t. the vote would fail, so it s been postponed. but sources now tell us she appears to be coming around. late tonight she issued this statement, quote, senator joe lieberman and i continue to negotiate in good faith with the majority leader to try and come up with a fair process under which the important defense authorization bill could be considered in the limited time remaining in the session. without a fair process, the motion to proceed to the bill would like loi fail in the u.s. senate. she wants it after the tax deal struck monday. she claims that that issue could be dispensed of within a
was she d give in by tonight s vote. the fear was that she wouldn t. the vote would fail, so it s been postponed. but sources now tell us she appears to be coming around. late tonight she issued this statement, quote, senator joe lieberman and i continue to negotiate in good faith with the majority leader to try and come up with a fair process under which the important defense authorization bill could be considered in the limited time remaining in the session. without a fair process, the motion to proceed to the bill would like loi fail in the u.s. senate. she wants it after the tax deal struck monday. she claims that that issue could be dispensed of within a day or so but it s a very tight schedule. you may remember senator lieberman who was on this program last night wants congress to work up even up to christmas and beyond if necessary. he s hoping to win collins support, and that of lisa murkowski of alaska and scott brown of massachusetts. very bluntly, there are folks who thin