[oldbrowser]

Does anyone believe that the DEMS would have allowed us to "save face" had we been in the minority?

They did more than save face, they established that they can summarily dismiss two of Bush's judicial nominees with only 41 votes.

They established that they can obstruct a president for five years with no payback.

They established that the Republican leadership with a solid majority in the senate is toothless and has no control of it's members.

[texas_mrs]

"They established that they can obstruct a president for five years with no payback".

As always is the case for the dems - there is never any consequence for bad (or illegal, or unethical) behavior.

They remind me of the situation of the Muslims beheading hostages which gets a yawn from the world, but any humiliation directed at them gets worldwide outrage. Is it not a very similar analagy?