“... there were signs that trouble is still lingering on the horizon”
The U.S. House takes a do-over today on the bailout bill. Will the bill pass? Well, maybe. And maybe not:
If the Blue Dogs protest the Senate’s changes by voting against their party on procedural questions, they risk derailing the bill and the entire agreement that got the bill through the Senate.
Because of the Blue Dog threat to vote against the procedural measure, [Majority Leader Steny] Hoyer is asking Republican leaders to round up votes to pass the rule. Those procedural votes usually fall along party lines, and Republicans generally vote against them as a bloc.
And if Democratic leaders can’t prevent the Blue Dog protest, they will have to find an equal or greater number of Republicans to vote for the Democratic rule. That was only adding to migraines that leaders on both sides were experiencing on Thursday.
As they say, developing …