[LisaFab]

So what the hell was the point of the Dems shutting down the senate??

That's the point. It was just a "stunt" as Roberts just said. This is just an attention-getting stunt.

[dogbyte12]

Alito is out of the news and "Plamegate" is back in the news. It was a brilliant move by Reid. Seriously. As much as I loathe him and his party, it was very shrewd politics.

The evening news will lead with this story, not Judge Alito. That is what Reid accomplished. The news media will of course link today to Scooter Libby, and Reid's job is done.