[glorgau]

In the other thread, I said this was a dealbreaker, but upon further review, the proposal was all part of the convoluted internal politics of the senate and was known to be never passable.

Ted is back on again. ;-)

[cripplecreek]

the proposal was all part of the convoluted internal politics of the senate and was known to be never passable.

Exactly.
(BTW notice the "moderate" FReepers oozing back in for the primaries?)

[Freedom56v2]

That is interesting and potentially good news. Do you have any of the sources of your investigation?