But they had time to debate and vote on ridiculous constitutional amendments having no real meaning or need at all. They spent substantial time debating stem cell research; they even met in a special session called by the President to direct the judiciary to "investigate" the Terri Schiavo situation. They complained about the Democrats filibustering the President's nominations but one of the RR favorites, Brownback managed two holds himself for nothing but religious concerns. Oh, and let's not forget the prayer in school debates and the current debate over creationism and evolution. And while I'm not in favor of cloning, it hardly requires anywhere near the congressional attention it got...at the expense of real issues. There's more, but you get the idea.In the midst to cowering to the minority, we got bridges to nowhere, and virtual border fences thanks to the 109th!