Tomorrow, in an amendment to bill S.679, aimed at streamlining presidential appointments, proposed by Jim DeMint, the Senate will vote around noon as to whether or not to end the "U.S. government's authority to provide loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and rescind related appropriated amounts." Another fun amendment to the same bill comes from David Vitter, whose amendment "would end the ability of the White House to appoint policy "czars," and prohibit funds for salaries and expenses for appointed czars." But it is the DeMint amendment that will be the focus of attention, since should the US, as primary source of capital for the IMF, which itself is a key contributor of funds to the Troica, so desperately needed to bail out Greece, no longer have legislative freedom to use taxpayer funds to bailout European countries, things in Greece and in half of Europe, may soon turn very ugly.

From The Hill: