[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Ah, the excuse de jour.

"The RINOS made me do it!"

Don't you think that's wearing a little thin?

[rodguy911]

It's a terrible way to have to appoint a scotus but, it is the world we live in.

[Miss Marple]

I understand that you are tired of hearing that, but to my mind it is the truth. Here are the troops you want to take into battle:

NORTHEAST RINOS WHO WON'T VOTE FOR A CONSERVATIVE

Susan Colllins
Olympia Snowe
Arlen Specter
Lincoln Chaffee

COWARDLY GOP WHO BOW TO THE PRESS

George Voinovich
Michael DeWine
John Warner

PEOPLE WHO ARE MAD THAT THEY AREN'T PRESIDENT

John McCain
Richard Lugar
Chuck Hagel

That's 10 names of people who are doubtful pro-paper-trail votes. You can't pick a fight when you have this many squishy votes. It would be political suicide.

This is not something I made up out of whole cloth. Thomas Sowell detailed this situation in his column last week.