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Obviously we know where you stand.

I try to stand as far away from the malcontents as I possibly can. You know, the hysterical whiners who scream and shriek, yet rarely if ever offer alternative solutions. I much prefer the company of folks that actually attempt to find out what's going on and then attempt to find a solution. (fascinating concept)

But I suppose it is kind of a fun release to keep parroting:

24/7!!

Real filibuster! Squawwkkkkk! ~

...yet rarely if ever offer alternative solutions...

Thats funny...its like PC parents won't don't spank their kids; they'll put them in time-out/talk to them all nicey till they're blue in the face/just let the kid walk all over them/etc. while the parent waits and hopes that eventually the kid will "get it" or something. Let me know when you let the pubbies out of time out ok? You prolly got until '04 at this rate.

Mileage varies. It doesn't seem any sillier (or more inherently self-defeating) than mindlessly bleating "stay the course... b-a-a-a-a-h-h... stay the course... b-a-a-a-a-h-h," over and over again; nor metronomically droning "...200 years of precedent...*meep*... 200 years of precedent... *meep*..." really.

I can't help but notice that -- rather than suggesting any viable plan of action of your own (other than simply Sitting Down and Shutting Up, I mean) -- all you ever seem to offer, to date, is insults towards anyone demanding more accountability of their elected representatives than you do, yourself.

I also find it bizarrely fascinating that you label anyone expressing principled and legitimate disgareement with your stance, vis-a-vis this topic, as "dissidents." What, pray tell, do you suppose ought to be done with such "dissidents," ultimately...?

Estrada is the one who quit. He has a private practice, and couldn't afford to be in limbo any more. I believe the rest of the nominees are state judges who will have employment until they are sworn in as federal judges (with the exception of Pryor, who is an attorney general, and he is in the same situation.) None of these people will drop out since there is no point to them doing so.

In my opinion, the problem we have is that the Rats have used an unprecedented filibuster threat with the knowledge that once a filibuster starts, there can be no other business done before the Senate.

The Rats also know full well that if we called for 24/7, their buddies in the media would portray the filibustering democrats as heroes (especially Saint Hillary) and would feature their speeches every night on the evening news. By the way, those filibustering can talk about anything, as in "Bush knew, Bush got us into another Viet Nam, Bush is in cahoots with his io buddies, etc. etc." I don't think we need a free Rat commercial every night on the evening news.

There has to be a way to turn this glee that the Rats are currently enjoying into another Wellstone moment. Perhaps, now that Estrada is no longer a nominee, he can speak out with some force. He can detail his experience on every talk show that will have him. There should be some good stories there, much as Mrs. Clarence Thomas revealed today in her Wall Street Journal op-ed.

The Rats must be shown as ruthless, vulgar, lying, unprincipled obstructionists.

And Estrada should be re-nominated if we can get a 60 vote majority. I also think we should start talking about the rules of the Senate, which most Americans don't know about.