C-Span

All my life I would have always said that the most boring television viewing possible would be watching congress on C-Span.

Until today. 

Today I watched C-Span with the same rapt attention and interest as if I were watching a race at the Del Mar track on which I had a heavy bet riding.  (Figure of speech... we never wager when we go to Del Mar.)

The Senate voted on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits.

Watching the live electronic voting, it seemed at first to be an easy "win" (for the unemployed whose benefits have run out recently):

Then the evil Republicans raced past for the lead:

Come on, Democrats!  Come on!!!!  

The race is tied:

Finally the democrats come on in the last few minutes and score the victory:

Yay!!!!   Okay, now the bill goes before the House of Representatives.

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I've never learned so much about government as I did today.  

Earlier, before I snapped the television on, they reportedly passed a bill that would allow law enforcement to investigate the manufacture of counterfeit Native American arts and crafts (!).

Then after the Unemployment Extension bill, they voted on whether to make it illegal to distribute "animal cruelty videos". 

Now that one was a no-brainer:

Overwhelming win by the Yea's!