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(84,711 posts)There was probably a back room deal for a compromise because Rand Paul backed down and they had to make deal with him...and we will be told that the Amendments will make it better than the "Patriot Act" if it had Lived as McConnell wanted it to be. Remember McConnel wanted Patriot act and Not the Freedom Act. BTW: Rand Paul also wanted his Amendments to "Freedom Act" and he couldn't get the vote.
Am I happy about this...no. But everyone seems to love COMPROMISE and that is what we got and Obama did screw thumbs to Dems and with Biden's son dying and Kerry crashing his bike and his femur...we get what we gets...........
We shall see. I expect little good of this. But, I hope to be surprised. Don't blame Bernie for this. His voting against would have been worse than voting for going forward.