Daily Kos: Last words on compromise deal

by kos
Tue May 24th, 2005 at 08:29:30 PDT

There are those who think any compromise is a sign of weakness, and there's little that can be said to change their mind.

But here are the plain, unspun facts:

Democrats hold 44 seats in the 100 seat Senate. One independent sides with the Democrats, giving Dems a 10-seat deficit. Reid had 49 votes. He needed 51 to defeat Frist's nuclear option. Reid needed at least two of four undecided Republicans.