tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post113872897804136078..comments2024-02-02T07:41:55.155-05:00Comments on The Headpiece for the Staff of Ra: So We LostMosBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396378353702882073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post-1138734103272848012006-01-31T14:01:00.000-05:002006-01-31T14:01:00.000-05:00I mean, I feel the anger for the Dems that voted f...I mean, I feel the anger for the Dems that voted for cloture, but if we were being realistic with each other there was almost no chance of stopping Alito right from the beginning. Stopping Supreme Court appointments when they've gotten out of committee is very rare and sustaining filibusters on any topic is also quite rare. It's a hard manuever politically and while I personally side with partisanship every time, I don't represent any constituents so I don't have to balance party loyalty and what my constituents actually want. <BR/><BR/>It sucks, it's tragic, and we're going to be paying for Bush's nominee's for a long time, but in the hierarchy of failings I'm much more likely to blame the Dems for being unable to win elections than being unable to kill judicial nominations. It really would have been nice to see more Dems sign on to the filibuster, but I'm not terribly surprised either.MosBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396378353702882073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post-1138730640331875702006-01-31T13:04:00.000-05:002006-01-31T13:04:00.000-05:00I disagree with you and Digby on this one. I thin...I disagree with you and Digby on this one. I think the best thing you can say is that the Democrats were somewhat less pathetic this time. But they were still pathetic. A loss I can handle. <BR/><BR/>On issue after issue we've got a situation where most Democrats do the right thing, but enough sell us out that we lose every damn time. It's not necessarily the same ones every time, but it's enough to screw us every time.<BR/><BR/>I get annoyed at the constant negativism that liberal bloggers heap on Washington Dems, so I go out of my way to pat them on the back when they deserve it. And I'm grateful to the 25 Senators who did the right thing on this one. But there's no sugar-coating this loss. <BR/><BR/>Everyone reading this post will be dead before we can undo the damage Alito's confirmation will cause.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620757577974844563noreply@blogger.com