Amen.  I wasn't commenting much but I was reading everything I could.  I even added more blogs to my feeds just to keep up.

i think we also expected that SOMEONE in the senate would step up and become the megaphone for such a movement.

I expected strategy, planning, and coordination from the Democratic leadership. I guess that expectation was too high.

The Democrats blew the confirmation hearings but I thought maybe they could pull something out with a filibuster.  Then Harry Reid says he's not going to pressure anyone, it's a "conscience vote."  WTF?

I was grateful that Kennedy & Kerry led the way.  (Truthfully, I would have preferred that Kerry cancel his trip to Davos then leading the charge from Switzerland.)  Hell, I was grateful that anybody stood up.  It's an improvement over the trained seal act we've come to expect.

It was like watching a group of people blossom from idiots to imbeciles.