Meanwhile, Senator Kennedy's staff searches frantically for another Anita Hill, while the Senator consoles himself with the bottle.
I think all the dims have had their staffs searching for an Anita Hill or a judicial decision in which they could officially bork him. I think besides the filibuster playing to their base, this last extension is their last ditch effort to find something. It started last fall - they wanted an extension until the first of the year, then they didn't want the 1st week in Jan, Leaky wanted to start the 2nd week because his poor baby staff would still be on vacation (even though the rest of us went back to work Jan 2 or 3).