The New York Times reports that Sens. Schumer and Feinstein have knuckled under on the Mukasey nomination. Schumer was one of the judge's earliest sponsors; apparently, he didn't have the guts to admit that he made a mistake. And Feinstein--well, she turned tail and allowed the disgraceful Leslie Southwick--a man who said in effect, in a judicial opinion, that calling a man a nigger was about the same as calling him a good ol' boy--to have a lifetime appointment to the Federal appeals court. So you know what she's like.
Should we give up on the Democrats? One is mightily tempted, sometimes, but the real solution is to elect more Democrats--the kind of Democrats who'll make people like Feinstein and especially Joe Lieberman irrelevant.
My pick for one of those Democrats: Al Franken. And to make it better, he's running against slimy Democratic turncoat Norm Coleman. Al deserves your support. What's more, he sends out fund-raising letters that begin, "Dear Person I'm Asking for Money." How can you not like a guy like that?
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What do you suppose are the quid pro quos due Shumer and Feinstein for supporting the nominee?
Surely they are standing on principle. Shumer recently protected the hedge fund people who finance him.
I just don't get Feinstein.
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