Right Wing Zombie Lies Fail in Senate

Hopefully, this will be the end of this ridiculous saga, as Sen. DeMint's absurd effort to get this provision stripped from the stimulus legislation has failed by a vote of 54-43.

With the exception of Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, every Republican voted for it ... and they were joined by Democrats Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson and, of course, Joe Lieberman: