Filibuster

You know, Sam, I never thought I'd say this, but I think I agree with the Republicans on this one. As scary as it is to me to live in a country that elects crooks like DeLay, moralizing Hitler wannabes like Santorum and brain-dead toadies like Burns, the senate serves in an "advise and consent" capacity with regards to the executive branch. The rules are pretty clear that this means an up-or-down vote-- bad news for the Democrats, who will lose that vote every time. I truly lament, wail, gnash, spit and swear at the plain fact that we live in a country that is more comfortable voting the reactionary ticket than the progressive, but unless GWB nominates a madman of Bork's equivalent (want proof? Read Bork's "Slouching Toward Gomorrah" for a primer on how the out-of-touch reactionary mind works.), that justice deserves an up-and-down vote and Bush and the Republican congress deserve to load the bench with conservatives. To the victors... What Democrats need to do is concentrate on winning a few seats and not on misinterpreting the Constitution. Just my $0.02. (Man, did I just write this? Don't tell anybody. Especially Summerlin. He'd drum me out of the liberal blogger society for sure!)