Apparently, just seven minutes before you posted this, Tim, they were already swearing Alito in. Wasted no time with that one. Of course, I'm sure it was only in the interests of efficiency and "moving the nation forward", and there will be absolutely no mention of it, let alone gloating, in the State of the Union tonight.

It's time that Senator Byrd shuts his mouth and retires. His action today spoke much more loudly than any of his words.

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska - three of the most god forsaken, boring, miserable places on earth. I lived in Nebraska for 6 months - and ran screaming at the end. If you want to know why these guys voted the way they did - just watch 'About Schmidt" Pretty much says it all about life in that part of the country. Ugh!

What the hell is wrong with this party!?! Oh yeah... collective spinelessness brought on by years of infighting and a great fear of saying the wrong thing.

Can we all just start a new party? We'll call it the Progressive Party. Who can say no to progress?!

Peace.

When Lieberman's name appeared in the list of those who voted to cut off debate?

I wish he'd just switch parties and be done with it.

We do need a new party. I set up a board for this, but the people who it attracted wanted to argue more than anything else...

http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=55750

At least we got some guiding principles and proposals together.

The Democratic senators who voted against the filibuster, and/or for Alito'confirmation, did it out of either total idiocy or crass political pandering. I lean towards the latter.

I have sent e-mails to each one of these weasels. Please do the same. And, please, do support -- and vote for -- their Democratic challengers. The current spineless political sluts have to go in November.

What will they say when the Supreme Court votes to overturn the 22nd amendment, the one that prevents Boy George from being President for Life? Oops, we made a mistake? We believed Alito when he said he was not driven by ideology?

Organize and throw those bastards out in November by voting for the Democratic contenders.