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Reid's stunt and Alito's nomination motivated me to send a modest contribution to the RNC. Informed them that free spending and border control would need to be addressed before I donate more.

LOL Amazing how Freepers think alike. I called Rockefeller's office and told his staffer that because of his and other Democrat's disgusting actions today, I would be making my first sizable contribution to the RNC this year.

Somewhere along the line, we must be related cause we think alike. I'm about to let the moths out of my wallet too!

The Alito nomination already persuaded me to break my rule and donate directly to the RNC in gratitude. I'll do the same for the Senatorial fund WHEN confirmed, even if it ends in Chafee's pocket.

Today broke the stand off I've been in since at least the McCain Mutiny earlier in the year, in that, I'm going to support ALL Republicans to office again. Whatever my grievances with some of them, the Dems deserve to be crushed more. I hope the Dems realize what they've done. ;-)

This isn't to say I won't still support primary challenges. Laffey against Chafee. Etc..but I was going to work for him to lose in the General if he made it, now I'm standing down.

The problem w/the RNC and the Senatorial Committee is that they will not read, record or pay any attention to us when we explain our donations or our lack of them. They will cash the check, send more solicitations and use the money against conservatives, or at least to support moderates they think can win, just as they have done to date.

After months of explaining my lack of response in writing and in detail to the phone solicitors, I got another one just last week. I told him we were conservatives and he just laughed. I asked if this was a solicitation for donations or a poll. He said it was a *special* fundraiser. I told him that we donated to individuals directly and that they needed to stand up to the Democrats, do something substantial about illegal immigration and support Republicans who will vote for more oil and gas drilling and refineries before asking me for any more money. Silence, then I thanked him and hung up.

I have no doubt I will get yet more mail and calls soon.

I used to roll my eyes over the FReepers making constant comments on GOP lack of spine. Now, I am simply wary of them. I have seen them sandbag candidates I support right in the middle of a campaign, allowing Finegold's supporters to give huge, public sighs of relief and be able to concentrate on their candidates lower on the ticket (which we defeated due to individual donations and support).

I just do not trust the institutionalized portion of the GOP. I will vote and work and I agree the donks need to be crushed. I just doubt the RNC, et al are the ones who will actually do it. I do not think we can use operant conditioning on them. Until they get out in the real world and send out real organizers who will speak face-to-face with the grass roots base, I will be thankful when they manage to do something right, but I will not support them until they can understand the connection between an action and support.

I worked hard in the last campaign and had some phone time w/some of the career political operatives working for BCO4. These are arrogant careerists who use our time and effort and really think they have better things to do with their time than even be polite or listen to volunteers and donors. We have decided that we will not be complicit in our own abuse and it will take more than anger at donks to change our decision.

But I will not be part of a publically divided base, either, as that just gives aid and comfort to the enemy. We need to work and support individuals who will then at least be aware of who elected them, not give ammo to the donks and not reflexively give the careerists more money with which to be arrogant and neglectful of the people who do the real work in politics.

On a motion made and seconded to close the doors of the Senate, on the discussion of any business which may, in the opinion of a Senator, require secrecy, the Presiding Officer shall direct the galleries to be cleared; and during the discussion of such motion the doors shall remain closed. * Thus there was no vote needed - majority or otherwise. Reid cooked this up as a publicity stunt and it worked. It made all the morning papers.

Lets read rule XXXI

2. All business in the Senate shall be transacted in open session, unless the Senate as provided in rule XXI by a majority vote shall determine that a particular nomination, treaty, or other matter shall be considered in closed executive session, in which case all subsequent proceedings with respect to said nomination, treaty, or other matter shall be kept secret: Provided, That the injunction of secrecy as to the whole or any part of proceedings in closed executive session may be removed on motion adopted by a majority vote of the Senate in closed executive session: Provided further, That any Senator may make public his vote in closed executive session.

Now some one please explain to me why the Republicans allowed a closed Session .