Finally some BALLS from the GOP !

" WASHINGTON (AP) – A dispute over a Canada to Texas oil pipeline threatened to complicate efforts in Congress to pass legislation that would avert a New Year's tax increase for millions of Americans and extend government benefits to the unemployed.

By J. Scott Applewhite, AP
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks at a news conference on Tuesday.
Separately, the House of Representatives, in a rare bipartisan vote, passed a $1 trillion spending bill on Friday, after an agreement was reached preventing a potential government shutdown. Senate paassage was expected Saturday. "

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-12-16/payroll-tax-cut-keystone/52010182/1?loc=interstitialskip