The Sideshow comes to the point:
And who’s to stop the Victory Act if they couldn’t even be bothered to stand against expanding the Patriot Act at a time when there is an increasing groundswell of opposition from both left and right to Patriot as it already stands?
Oh, sure, most of them vote against this stuff, but with a minority in Congress that isn’t good enough – they already know they will lose. Their only remaining weapon is the filibuster, and if they don’t use it, they might as well not come to work.
Yes, yes, it’s a wonderful thing that they are filibustering four of the farthest-right crackpot judicial nominees the administration has sent them. But, frankly, I don’t see what difference it makes who is on the bench if the laws are so Draconian that even the most liberal judge would have to admit that profound abuses of our (former) rights are now fully within the law.
They “compromised” on overturning the FCC rules-change that nobody but Bush wanted. Despite the fact that it’s just a giveaway to Bush’s most important campaign organization and will make it even harder for Democrats to campaign, they gave it to him.
They let them kill Medicare.
They stood aside while the Constitution was twisted into a little ball and tossed on the fire.
They didn’t even scream.
Well, somebody has to. Write to your local paper. Write to Daschle, write to your local Democratic Party, write to your reps. Demand to know what the hell they are doing in politics if they can’t be bothered to stand up for your rights. And, oh, yeah, don’t put it in e-mail, for godssakes. Fax them, or send postcards, but send them something they can’t dismiss as spam.