WTF Is It Now?!?

Pic from firedoglake.

Senators in need of a spine
Well DUH. Just wake up, did you?

"When someone is threatening to beat you up, you don't hand him a bat." - BuzzFlash.

Judge Samuel Alito Jr., whose entire history suggests that he holds extreme views about the expansive powers of the presidency and the limited role of Congress, will almost certainly be a Supreme Court justice soon. His elevation will come courtesy of a president whose grandiose vision of his own powers threatens to undermine the nation's basic philosophy of government — and a Senate that seems eager to cooperate by rolling over and playing dead.

Jiminey-#ucking-criminey. Look who's talking! :: Insert sound of head banging on desk here ::

It is hard to imagine a moment when it would be more appropriate for senators to fight for a principle. Even a losing battle would draw the public's attention to the import of this nomination. ...

A filibuster is a radical tool. It's easy to see why Democrats are frightened of it. But from our perspective, there are some things far more frightening. One of them is Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court.

- Good gravy. From a better late than never NY Times opinion piece.

Meanwhile, incontinent traitor Boob Novak pulls a wrinkled, crusty page six of the GOP talking points out of his adult diaper and warns that 'politicizing' the vote on Alito may hurt Democrats. Har! You senile, drooling old gasbag. They sure aren't doing anything to help themselves, so what difference does it make?

I'm disgusted with everyone.