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January 31, 2006

I got yer divisiveness right here

Apparently, a filibuster was seen as terribly divisive.

Let's forget that so many voters called these senators, some had to switch off their phones. Their voice mailboxes were full. They were flooded with calls and faxes from people who wanted them to read the phonebook, recite Shakespeare, do whatever to stall the nomination.

Yeah, it wasn't a nice suggestion, but politics isn't the place to be if you're looking for nice. We vote for people so they will represent us and our interests. Stepping out of the way and allowing the confirmation of a far-right justice--a justice whose nomination was orchestrated by the Federalist Society--is not in the people's best interest.

Besides which, the GOP has been quite happy to use the filibuster in the past. Why on earth is everyone so intent on being nice? Yes, the GOP would have likely ramed the confirmation through, but the Democrats would have shown the people who support them that they wouldn't go down without a fight.

Oh, there's a divide, alright. It's between the Democratic senators and the rank-and-filers who are getting sick of supporting them and being let down.

Posted by at January 31, 2006 02:38 PM