The Republicans love to slam critics of the war in Iraq with the trite phrase "these colors don't run". They ignore the fact that standing up against evil or immoral policies takes a great deal of courage and has nothing to do with running.

Regrettably, the Democrats on the Alito nomination showed thatthey cannot mount an organized opposition on such an absolutely slam dunk issue as Alito's unfitness to run. This didn't even require heavy lifting ... just slamming at his absolute lack of ethics when he FAILED TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM CASES HE HAD FINANCIAL INTEREST IN.

Instead of standing up, the Democrats dithered, used weak language ("grave concern") instead of ("utterly contemptible"), and utterly failed to make their case to the America people. And in the end, the cut and ran. For shame, for shame, for shame.

On the day they failed to stop Alito, the Democratic National Comittee had the gaul to call and ask for money. They're not getting any more of mine until they start acting like courageous patriots instead of ditering cowards more concerned about reelection than the constitution or the American people.

The Republicans will not ever allow John Kerry to speak as long as he should. He is a man of surprising character. They fear his eloquence and his perserverence.

Senator Kerry is on the side of the people of this country. I applaud his effort today.

Sofiea

Liberal, born and bred in Massachusetts, my enthusiastic vote for Kerry in November, 2004 was really a vote against Bush.

While the WORST things the wingnuts and swift-boaters said about Kerry were disgraceful and untrue, it's difficult to give continued, passionate support for the man. Yes, John Kerry really does suck - hard.

While I "get" why he is talking about running for President again in 2008, I sure hope that he doesn't.

Please, John. Let us lefties find somebody else to suck on our behalf the next time around.

Where's John Kerry been for the past few months? How come he didn't start rallying the troops for a filibuster way before last week? Seems to me, he wants to look like he's doing something without actually having to do something. The same way he stuck his chest out and blew a ton of hot air about fighting to make sure every vote was counted, at least until he lost the election and decided not to. Par for the Democratic course. What a bunch of pussies.

Why don't the democrats give up and elect Karl Rove as head of the democratic party? It would streamline operations. Karl would just have to tell the Dems what to do instead of having to go through the media.