The Rude One nails it once agan....

[givemebackmycountry]

"What the Democratic leadership, and the Rude Pundit's talkin' to you, sexy Harry Reid, needs to realize is that the filibuster is what gets the left to the polls in November. Moderates won't give a damn about Alito when the war is still raging, the Abramoff scandal is blowing up in the Republicans' faces like an acid bomb, and the Middle East is going nutzoid. Besides, as far as issues go, what has more resonance: blocking Alito or trying to keep Terri Schiavo alive?"


Bingo.
They tie up business and pontificate about Terri Schiavo.
WE tie up business and plead for a better choice of Supreme Court Justice that will render decisions that will impact us for decades.

WHO has the American peoples best interests at heart?

We do.

WHY ARE WE NOT SCREAMING THIS FROM THE HIGHEST ROOFTOPS???

[hvn_nbr_2]

1. Yep, but a link would help.

I presume when you say "the rude one," you mean The Rude Pundit, but I can't be sure and I don't know his/her URL.

[lectrobyte]

2. I thought everyone had that bookmarked

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/

[AndreaCG]

5. Too rude for me to click onto at work!

[Coexist]

3. and this part is pretty good to:

See, the thing about a filibuster is it says to the White House, the Republicans, the nation, that Democrats have some say left in the processes of government. The nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, and the abandonment of Harriet Miers, were pure manna to the right wing base. At some point, Democrats have to give something to their base, something to keep the faithful from throwing up their hands in disgust, from shaking their heads and mumbling, "What pussies, what godforsaken pussies." And if not this, then what?

[Sydnie]

4. They tied up business to vote to support Christmas

for goodness sake! They tied up business while Ted Stevens had a fit on the floor for days about his wormed in drilling proposal!