Victory is still possible in the fight against warrantless spying and immunity for the telecom companies that collaborated in previous illegal spying. Just this morning the Politico reports that . . .

Senate leaders may split the warrantless spying and immunity provisions into two separate bills, and hold two separate votes.

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reported last night that there's pressure on Presidential candidate and Senator Barak Obama to filibuster -- to show he can lead his party and stand up to the Republicans. Senators Chris Dodd and Russ Feingold have stated strong opposition to this bill and are also strong potential candidates to filibuster.

Remember, we were in a similar position with this issue back in Fall 2006, and again in February this year -- defeat seemed certain -- but we ended up pulling out a victory. Now, in the space of just 24 hours, we've gone from expecting an immediate vote to having the Senate leadership contemplate splitting the bill into two parts.