l've been following the fisa thing for a long while and hadn't seen that one yet. as background, here's some of what l've had waiting in the fisa folder.

from Politico: this latest "compromise" is apparently a product of the teleCONs themselves:

Congressional action heats up on FISA

Telecom companies have presented congressional Democrats with a set of proposals on how to provide immunity to the businesses that participated in a controversial government electronic surveillance program, a House Democratic aide said Wednesday.
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House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoye*r (D-Md.) said Wednesday a FISA deal is "still in flux" but he described the latest developments as "promising" and said he hoped to have a solution soon.
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Meanwhile, *Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) has begun circulating a proposal on the FISA bill to all key stakeholders, hoping to break the deadlock, several members and aides also confirmed on Wednesday.

While the specifics of Rockefeller's proposal have not been made public, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) sounded positive when asked about it on Wednesday, which could pave the way for Democrats from the two chambers to reach a deal on the measure.
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Hoyer has been the strongest proponent of a compromise in the Democratic leadership and has worked hard to broker a deal on the issue. He often acts as an intermediary between liberal House Democrats unwilling to grant the telecom companies immunity and conservative Senate Republicans and the White House, both of whom will not accept any FISA bill without immunity.

and from Glenn Greenwald...with special mention of your pal chris carney:

What backroom conniving are Steny Hoyer and the Chris Carney Blue Dogs up to on FISA?

Are House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and a small handful of "Blue Dog" Democrats working in secret to reverse one of the only worthwhile acts of Congressional Democrats since they were given control of Congress in 2006: namely, the refusal to vest the President with vast new warrantless eavesdropping powers and bequeath lawbreaking telecoms with amnesty? It certainly appears that way.

Numerous reports -- both public and otherwise -- suggest that Hoyer is negotiating with Jay Rockefeller to write a new FISA bill that would be agreeable to the White House and the Senate. Their strategy is to craft a bill that they can pretend is something short of amnesty for telecoms but which, in every meaningful respect, ensures an end to the telecom lawsuits. It goes without saying that no "compromise" will be acceptable to Rockefeller or the White House unless there is a guaranteed end to those lawsuits, i.e., unless the bill grants amnesty to lawbreaking telecoms...

more from tpm: Senate GOPer Hatching Secret White House Wiretapping Compromise...and C&L: Telecom Companies Write Their Own Amnesty Proposals

guess it's time to get back to work on this issue.

the revolution will not be televised...