California Conservative

That’s my advice to anyone who’s watching Democrats self-destruct over filibustering Judge Alito. Here’s some of the delicious details:

“I reject those notions that there ought to somehow be some political calculus about the future…The choice is now,” said Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the party’s 2004 presidential candidate and a White House hopeful for 2008. He said it was imperative to fight for “those people who count on us to stand up and protect them.”

It’s amazing to think that anyone thinks of Judge Alito as this great threat to life as we know it. Alito just doesn’t inspire fear in most people. Then again, Jean Francois isn’t like many people. Ditto with Teddy ‘the Swimmer’ Kennedy. They see boogeymen where boogeymen don’t exist.

It get’s more incredulous. Here’s another sample:

…Rep. Harold Ford, seeking a Senate seat in Republican-leaning Tennessee, dismissed the filibuster approach openly. “It does not appear that there is any reason to hold up a vote. I hope my colleagues in the Senate will move quickly to bring this process to a dignified end,” he said.

Teddy spoke of some divisions within the Party of No but they’re finding their way into the public’s eyesight. If there’s anything that I’ve learned, it’s that a house (or in this instance Senate) divided can’t withstand much. It’s doomed to fail.

Reid announced he would side with Alito’s critics on Monday, though on Thursday he had made clear his unhappiness with their strategy. “There has been adequate time for people to debate,” he had said Thursday. “I hope this matter will be resolved without too much more talking.”

Those remarks drew a pointed rebuttal from the NAACP and People for The American Way, two organizations that often work closely with Democrats in Congress. “With just two days of debate having passed, this must rank among the shortest debates for a controversial Supreme Court nomination in modern times,” they said in a written statement.

I’d add that it hasn’t been the spirited debate that people have predicted, either. I’ve got to wonder if MoveOn and the Kossacks want a refund after buying the Democratic Party. After all, that’s what they said in insisting on electing ‘Scream’ Dean as DNC Chair.

On a more serious note, I’m wondering if this isn’t putting the Senate Democrats into a funk. It’s apparent that they’re realizing that they don’t own the Senate anymore. It’s only a matter of time until they realize that they don’t own the media like they did 25 years ago. That’s why they can’t get away with their outrageous diatribes anymore.

Those two bits of news should bring a smile to conservatives’ faces. It’s been a long time in coming.

UPDATE:
Michelle Malkin:

Dianne Feinstein reneges. Here’s her announcement on her plans to vote no on cloture for the SCOTUS nomination of Sam Alito.

Cross-post at ConfirmationWhoppers

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