I just have to say...

At the meeting of Manhattan's Drinking Liberally last night, I was assured that John Kerry's last minute call to filibuster was a noble last stand against the seemingly unstoppable.

Even Publius, whose political opinions I respect very much, bemoans the lack of decisive action on the part of the Democrats.

Then I see this in today's NYT:

"God bless John Kerry," said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican on the Judiciary Committee. "He just cinched this whole nomination. With Senator Kerry, it is Christmas every day."

Fear of being called names by republicans? Perhaps. I think that some Dems have forgotten- it's not the Republicans who have to like us. It's the people, stupid.

UPDATE: While Alito gets confirmed, you can drown your sorrows in this video of Trent Reznor performing "Eyes Without a Face" sometime in the early 80's. It's LaBlonde tested, LaBlonde approved! Via Screenhead.