Mark Twain Moment for $50 Billion Infrastructure Amendment?

The stimulus bill has been as tumultuous a legislative process as any in recent memory.

Last night we reported that the $50 billion Boxer/Inhofe amendment was dead. We had it on good authority that that was the case. The report may have been premature, however. The amendment may have only been stunned. In the improvisational environment that’s prevailing on Capitol Hill, its revival now seems to be a possibility.

We just got off the phone with one of Inhofe’s staffers who told us: “Senator Inhofe intends to bring it up, and we think there may be a good opportunity to do so today.” He added, “We’re obviously seeing flux on the Senate floor” so anything is possible. (Sounds right…)

At around 11 a.m. Inhofe tried to introduce it, in fact, but faced an objection from Democrat Max Baucus. We’ll try to stay on top of events. At this point perhaps nobody is quite sure how things will play out. [11:15 a.m.]