From: "John Beamish" 

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001428.php

OK, ignore the somewhat distraught, frazzled commentary and focus on the
parallel processes.  On the one hand, it (and, being from the GWN, I was
definitely not aware of this) seems there is a way to block bills by use of
a "secret hold".  If the hold is made, the bill is blocked and
nobody gets blamed because the 'culprit' (for lack of a better word!) can't
be identified.

In parallel, two groups (one left, one right) are polling senators to find
out who placed the secret hold by asking each to go on record as saying
he/she did/didn't place the hold.

I'm not sure which I find most fascinating:  "secret holds" or
the naievte of those doing the calls to get the yea/nay answer and then
believing what they are told.

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