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The idea that they are deeming it passed, as opposed to passing it passed, voters will think democrats are being underhanded in a way they can't explain, frankly, baffles me. >> you can say i never voted for that dirty deal in nebraska and never voted for that dirty deal in florida or louisiana or whatever thing in the senate bill you think is a dirty deal. i didn't vote for that. the trouble is the way i read that vote i think you did. >> yes, you did vote for it. i can promise you your republican opponent is going to say you voted for it. even attempting to explain to other people you didn't...

Voters will think democrats are being underhanded in a way they can't explain baffles me. >> well, it's all about apparently trying to be able to say in your campaign, i never voted for that dirty deal in nebraska, and i never voted for that dirty deal in florida or louisiana, or whatever thing in the senate bill you think is a dirty deal, i didn't vote for that. the trouble is the way i read that vote i think you did. >> yes, you did vote for it. i can promise you your republican opponent is going to say you voted for it. even attempting to explain to other people you didn't vote for it you a...

They are deeming it past as opposed to passing it passed, voters will think democrats are being underhanded in a way they can't explain baffles me. >> you can say i never voted for that dirty deal in nebraska and never voted for that dirty deal in florida or louisiana or whatever thing in the senate bill you think is a dirty deal. i didn't vote for that. the trouble is the way i read that vote i think you did. >> yes, you did vote for it. i can promise you your republican opponent is going to say you voted for it. even attempting to explain to other people you didn't vote for it you are quickl...

Judgment. he is telling members of the democratic senate caucus that what this is all going to be great for them a because what is going happen is they are going to pass the bill. the republicans basically get to decide do they want to own the nelson deal, the louisiana deal, the florida deal or let democrats fix it. whether or not that works out in practice, i don't know. but that does appear to be one of the arguments floating around the democratic caucus right now. >> i had a long process talk with kent conrad on the phone a while ago and we went over exactly this. does the bill have to bec...

Nelson deal, the louisiana deal, the florida deal or let democrats fix it. whether or not that works out in practice, i don't know. that is one of the arguments floating around the democratic caucus right now. >> i had a long process talk with kent conrad on the phone a while ago and we went over exactly this. does the bill have to become law before you can amend it? it seemed as though it did. it is not an easy ruling to argue with. harry reid's letter to mitch mcconnell, the official declaration of procedural war, how much of that was intended to alert the minority leader and how much was ...