I think the Senate is about to vote on cloture for FinReg..

[DCBob]

cspan.

[activa8tr]

1. Crossing fingers! n/t

[DCBob]

2. Yep.. Harry is talking now. says the bill is a "masterpriece"...

That may be a bit over the top..

BTW, its actually cspan2.

[Oregone]

5. Masterpiece? So itll prevent another TBTF financial crisis?

[DCBob]

6. I think he meant in the sense that it was very complex and took a great deal of effort.

Clearly its not a "masterpiece" in content.

[Oregone]

3. Yay! The financial system will be fixed forever!

Or...was this one of those "we'll fix it later" bills?

[DCBob]

4. I think its somewhere in between..

which is where most bills are once they goes through the legislative meatgrinder. Thats just the way it works in here in America.

[DCBob]

7. They just adjourned.. not sure what happened.

?

[jenmito]

8. "Senate to vote on financial reform Thursday"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38225859/ns/business-us_business/

[DCBob]

9. Yeah, I think I figured out what happened..

"I hope to consider the Wall Street reform conference report later this afternoon," Reid said as he opened the floor. A spokesman for the majority leader confirmed that Reid will move Tuesday to end debate on the bill, which will likely result in a final vote Thursday.

How quickly the majority leader is able to call a final vote on the sweeping financial overhaul bill depends on the Republicans and whether they are willing to cede the mandatory 30 hours of debate time required before the roll-call vote to end consideration of the bill. But as of Tuesday morning, a spokesman for Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was unlikely Republicans will agree to give up any debate time, forcing Democrats to burn all their time before a vote can be called on what may become an inevitable end on the sweeping reform legislation.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39663.html#ixzz0tbu9rWTP

[AlinPA]

11. So the republicans will kill it.

[jenmito]

12. No, it will pass.

[AlinPA]

10. The three republicans will change their minds at the last minute. Don't trust them.