McConnell Surrenders

This bugs me. I heard Mitch McConnell on the radio earlier talking about "his good friend Harry Reid" and how he was working on a compromise so that the Senate could go home early. McConnell has surrendered, and Erick and Red State offers this via Twitter:

Mitch McConnell surrenders. Allows an early vote on health care AND allow Dems to vote on increasing debt ceiling all b/f sun sets Xmas Eve

Good thing George Washington wasn't a wimp when it came to crossing the Delaware in an ice storm on Christmas Eve. McConnell could learn.

If GOP is going to throw in the towel early, they shld leave en masse and not even be there for the final vote. Make the Dems own it alone.

I agree with that last point 100%. There's clearly no reason for the GOP to be there - go home and let the visuals be 60 Democrats passing this government takeover on their own. However, there's no good reason to let the Dems go home one minute earlier than Harry Reid's schedule. If they want to play these games with 1am votes and all that nonsense, make 'em stay.

And while they're home, I hope constituents of all the Senators let them have it.