SENATE BRAWL- YES!

Republicans Threaten to Bring Senate to Halt Over Tax Dispute Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:18:42 PM ·  · 11 replies NYT ^ | 12/1/2010 | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — Not even 24 hours after President Obama met with senior Republican Congressional leaders and expressed hopes for a “new dialogue,” renewed partisan fury engulfed the Senate on Wednesday, as Republicans threatened to block any legislation until a deal is reached to extend the expiring Bush-era tax cuts, potentially derailing the Democrats’ busy end-of-year agenda. The blunt threat was made in a letter to the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and signed by all 42 Senate Republicans. And it was reiterated by the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, in a speech in which he accused Democratic leaders...