[muawiyah]

No, the WH had no idea this was going to fail. Someone in the Gang of 12 who put the junk together did however. That was the guy who wanted it put out on the Senate floor for about 15 minutes of discussion and then a vote.

He knew that the Democrats didn't control a majority of the votes if the Senators had any opportunity to discuss it.

What surprised him in the end is that he couldn't even find a majority on a cloture vote ~ Harry Reid looked positively surprised at that outcome!

The Dems are weak so it's time to strike.

[jebeier]

The Dems are weak so it's time to strike.

Striking is good. I like striking...

And what revealed that the Democrats were so weak? Hmmmmmm?

STATEGERY!