Reid has been putting in the all-nighters and it showed when the final senate vote took place. When his time to vote arrived, he said,"NO," to shocked silence among the senators. Realizing what he'd done, he quickly changed his vote to aye in just a few milliseconds.
Still later, he explained his error and said he'd been "bushed" from the long hours. Freudian slip?
It was an exhausted and divided senate: 60 democrats voting yes, and 39 republicans voting no.
A lot ot missing pieces to the bill, but E.J. Dionne's comment written three days ago still applies: Successful political movements prosper on the confidence that they can sustain themselves over time so they can finish tomorrow what they start today.