[cmccuist]

There has never been a filibuster to prevent a senate confirmation of a judge - until now. What the Democrats are doing is desparation.

Filibustering a judge's nomination is not a rule change, but I certainly wont feel sorry the next time a Democrat president (if one ever gets elected) nominates a judge and the GOP plays the filibuster card.

This precedent goes beyond Borking - at least that guy got a hearing.

Oh and going after Tom Delay - he's actually my congressman - is fine with me. Politics on a national level is a nasty business. Newt Gingrich went after the Dem speaker of the house on that book deal years ago and took the guy out. Washington is not for pussies.

Also, who should the GOP reach out to? Ted Kennedy? Nancy Pelosi? Al Sharpton? Barbara Boxer? Harry Reid? These are the leaders of your party. I like the countries chances with W, Bill Frist, Tom Delay and Dennis Hastert in charge rather than those freaks.

The pendulum will swing back some day - just not as far. We will never again see the Democrats control congress for decades at a time. I would go so far as to say the democrats have been irrelevant since 1994 when the GOP took over congress - and you can thank the fat hillbilly and his "wife" for that!