I am at the moment listening to the FISA cloture vote in the senate. It's sounding more and more like the cloture vote is going to fail, with a number of senators voting no on it who are slightly surprising. Both Obaama and Clinton have shown up to vote no on the issue (though McCain is apparently too busy campaigning, which may have an effect). Many of the "middle of the road" Democrats are voting against cloture, I think because even they have become tired of the lies and misrepresentations that the Republicans have been using in an attempt to ram this down the throats of the American people.

Ah wait a second - I have to answer my phone - what's that weird clicking in the background???

I'll let you know how it turns out.

45 Against Cloture

Discussion on the bill will continue. Now the Republicans are asking for a vote against a 30-day extension of the current bill "because the president won't sign it".

What's next? We don't pass any bills that the President doesn't like because he might be unhappy?

The cloture vote on the amendment has failed as well, and they are adjourning to truck over to listen to the State of the Union speech. 

S o at least for the moment, there will be no new bill granting immunity to the phone companies, and there will not be a 30-day extension.