It Sucks To Be Them
The vast, vaunted, and mighty obstructionist uprising hailed and led by the Massachusetts Manatee and the Boston Balker was unmercifully crushed this afternoon in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 72-25.
Voting to screw Justice Alito were: Bayh, Biden, Boxer, Clinton, Dayton, Dodd, Durbin, Feingold, Feinstein, Jeffords, Kennedy, Kerry, Lautenberg, Leahy, Levin, Menendez, Mikulski, Murray, Obama, Reed, Reid, Sarbanes, Schumer, Stabenow, Wyden.
Interesting, huh? Only two of the Donks are from "red" states (Bayh, Reid) and neither of them are up for re-election next fall. Two more are retiring (Dayton, Sarbanes) and will likely be succeeded by Republicans. And Robert Menendez is keeping Jon Korzine's old New Jersey seat warm for Tom Keane, Jr.
Yeah, Hillary's on the list, but she's in fence-mending mode with her fellow neoBolsheviks. And this vote would only have haunted her 2008 plans if it had actually been instrumental in sustaining an anti-Alito filibuster.
Those of the "gang of 25" who thought they were scoring points with their crazy base by making a symbolic gesture should surf on over to the Dark Side to find out just how wrong they were:
They thought Alito could be stopped, ladies and gentlemen. They thought the Dems could block Alito, block the Republicans from banning confirmation filibusters. They really believed it.
But then they think they won the last three election cycles, too. They think Al Gore is the REAL president of the United States. They think 45 out of 100 makes a majority. They think that the American people agree with them. And they are blind to the fact that they are the reason their numbers in Congress are steadily eroding.
Profanity Man above doesn't realize what a favor he's doing for the party with which he purports to be "done."
BTW, support for Justice Alito's confirmation was comprehensive and overwhelming. And, oh yes, President Bush's approval number is back to 50%. And he will get the privilege tomorrow night of introducing and congratulating Justice Alito at tomorrow's State of the Union Address. Look for a sequel to last year's rude, boorish Donk SOTUA behavior.
Yep, today is a very good day. And tomorrow will be even better.
Voting to screw Justice Alito were: Bayh, Biden, Boxer, Clinton, Dayton, Dodd, Durbin, Feingold, Feinstein, Jeffords, Kennedy, Kerry, Lautenberg, Leahy, Levin, Menendez, Mikulski, Murray, Obama, Reed, Reid, Sarbanes, Schumer, Stabenow, Wyden.
Interesting, huh? Only two of the Donks are from "red" states (Bayh, Reid) and neither of them are up for re-election next fall. Two more are retiring (Dayton, Sarbanes) and will likely be succeeded by Republicans. And Robert Menendez is keeping Jon Korzine's old New Jersey seat warm for Tom Keane, Jr.
Yeah, Hillary's on the list, but she's in fence-mending mode with her fellow neoBolsheviks. And this vote would only have haunted her 2008 plans if it had actually been instrumental in sustaining an anti-Alito filibuster.
Those of the "gang of 25" who thought they were scoring points with their crazy base by making a symbolic gesture should surf on over to the Dark Side to find out just how wrong they were:
What I want is a complete list of every scumsucking fuckstick Democratic asshole senator who voted for cloture. That's what I want.
I don't know what to DO with that list, not yet - but I know for GODDAMNED sure I won't be VOTING for any of them, let alone sending them any goddamned MONEY.
Frankly, right now I'd like nothing better than to torpedo the entire lot of them. Just dump them like so much worthless, leaden, VICHY MOTHERFUCKING BALLAST.
I got nothin', folks. Don't look over here if you want comfort or a nice, uplifting LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY speech.
I'M DONE WITH THEM. They are DEAD to me.
Yeah. CANTWELL and BYRD and LANDRIEU and BINGAMAN and every last motherfucking one of them, I'm DONE with them.
I'm registering Independent tomorrow. You're welcome to join me.
They thought Alito could be stopped, ladies and gentlemen. They thought the Dems could block Alito, block the Republicans from banning confirmation filibusters. They really believed it.
But then they think they won the last three election cycles, too. They think Al Gore is the REAL president of the United States. They think 45 out of 100 makes a majority. They think that the American people agree with them. And they are blind to the fact that they are the reason their numbers in Congress are steadily eroding.
Profanity Man above doesn't realize what a favor he's doing for the party with which he purports to be "done."
BTW, support for Justice Alito's confirmation was comprehensive and overwhelming. And, oh yes, President Bush's approval number is back to 50%. And he will get the privilege tomorrow night of introducing and congratulating Justice Alito at tomorrow's State of the Union Address. Look for a sequel to last year's rude, boorish Donk SOTUA behavior.
Yep, today is a very good day. And tomorrow will be even better.
posted by JASmius at 4:57 PM
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