I'm so disgusted and angry, I'm not even commenting.
Also see:Republican Blackmail Halts Stimulus Package
".... Clearing the way to those votes, [Senator Harry Reid, Democratof Nevada] said late Thursday that he had reached an agreement with [Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader] on amendments related to the proposed permanent extension of the administration’s terrorism surveillance program. Republican leaders had viewed that agreement as a condition for moving the stimulus bill to the floor.... "
Blackmail works every time, doesn't it, readers?