BREAKING: Senate leaders reach "tentative accord" on auto bailout

By GottaLaff

Rachel Maddow is reporting that Harry Reid says, "We're ready to go."

UPDATE:

A bipartisan group of senators reached tentative agreement Thursday night on an emergency $14 billion bailout for U.S. automakers, the Senate's top Democrat said. Majority Leader Harry Reid said the lead Republican architect of the deal was briefing colleagues on the compromise, and Democrats were prepared to move forward on it quickly.

"We're ready to go," said Reid. [...]

The details of the agreement weren't immediately known, and it was not clear whether Republicans senators - who revolted against an auto bailout the Bush White House negotiated with congressional Democrats - would go along.

Leaders stressed that the deal wasn't final.

"All issues are still on the table," said Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat, as he emerged from the talks.

But it was clear lawmakers had made substantial progress toward getting the auto industry aid back on track, and members of both parties were in search of an accord.

And we all know that it's the workers who will end up getting screwed over. It's all their fault, don't you know. Everything. We don't need to manufacture anything in America any more, and who needs a middle class?

By destroying the unions, the Republicans destroy a major source of fundraising for Democrats. But of course, that would have nothing to do with it. Never.