Reply #19: Yes , the theocratic wing-nuts are pissed, [View All]

[FubarFly]

but the corporatists are happy. While this could possibly develop in to a major rift, there isn't enough of a "betrayal" here to make that probable. The extremists' judges will most likely still be confirmed, and their hopes for stacked SC remain fully alive. They'll respond to this set back the way they always do, they'll whine until the "moderates" give in. It hasn't failed them yet.

There is no victory here for real Americans, i.e. those who are actually content abiding by the principles of our constitution. Instead of a total conflagratory disaster, we instead revert back to business as usual. All this means is that we will continue to be slowly reamed, instead of completely and resoundingly thrashed. The nuclear option is off the table for now, but the fascist agenda of the neo-cons will hardly miss a beat. Bush's appointments will still go through, our Congressional Dems have done nothing to change their image as spineless, opportunistic, appeasers, and John McCain gets to look like a reasonable moderate.

Now you can argue that our Dems made the most of a bad situation, but that is only true if you believe that the we didn't have the votes to defeat the nuclear option outright. :shrug: