LOL! I had the same feeling this afternoon watching them on the Senate floor; I swear, I think the Republicans KNEW about this then and just egged them on.
I'll be up early in the morning to hear the moaning.
And, of course, the "next" talking point.
Isn't it also interesting how both this AP story as well as the NYT version omit that Senator Frist's response to Reid's amendment was one of his own proposing that any office holder who discloses classified FBI information on the Senate floor and uses it to denigrate the U.S. military should have HIS security clearence removed. It was nice to see the Republican Senators showing some actual backbone without having to have their emails and phone lines flooded first! Let's just hope they liked their taste of victory so much that they're willing to fight for the upcoming judicial nominee(s)!
"I think the Republicans KNEW about this then and just egged them on."
I agree. If Rove has a history of anything, it's allowing the adversary to dig a deep enough hole to bury themesleves in the end. ;-)