What I heard about the need for 60 votes

It was last year when there were a bunch of discussions regarding the need for 60 votes to do something in Congress, this is what I heard:
‘I heard’ at the beginning of this last congress, Harry Reid and his Republican counterpart came to an agreement to require 60 votes to do something and at the beginning of the next Congress in January, 2011, the procedure will be repeated.

It was no more complicated than that. I heard it was a simple meeting. I did not hear it was as complicated a deal as I am now hearing.

In other words, In January of 2011 and after the new Congress is sworn in, Harry Reid will once again have a meeting with his Republican counterpart to pick a number; 60 or whatever.

Whether Harry Reid knew what he was doing at the beginning of the last Congress and has regrets begs the question.

My Mother use to tell me, “All you know is what you’re told”.
As always,
BB

Tom Harkin: 'Fireworks' And Shot At Filibuster Reform Coming Jan. 5
Sam Stein
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who has championed a weakening of the procedural mechanism that allows the minority party to hold up legislation, predicted "fireworks" on Jan. 5, 2011 -- the day on which the Senate can, he argued, revamp its rules by a simple majority vote.

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"There could be some fireworks. There could be some fireworks on January fifth," Harkin said at a pro-reform event sponsored by several like-minded organizations. "I'm going to be there. I'm armed. I'm armed with a lot of history, and I know the rules, and I know the procedures too, so we will see what happens on the fifth."
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/15/tom-harkin-filibuster-reform-fireworks_n_797019.html