Purveyor of Iniquities

“Justice delayed is justice denied.” Exactly. And the current filibusters are a historical anomoly. Democrats are obstructing nominees on every bench suffering a “judicial emergency.” “The Senate is falling down in its responsibility to fill these emergencies.” More than 4,100 cases in the 9th circuit are effected by this delay–there is a 36 month [...]

He brings up Abe Fortas, which is a good point. Not comperable (as there were serious ethical considerations dogging Fortas), but a good try anyway.
Now onto job loss. Apparently, Reid hasn’t been getting the monthly figures from the Depts. of Commerce and Labor.
“The poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer,” says Reid. [...]

It’s disengenuous to claim that the Republicans want to eliminate filibuster. The Frist-Miller proposal concerns just filibusters for appointments, and, even then, just for judicial appointments.
That said, at least he’s talking about the matter at hand, rather than the economy or welfare or unemployment or whatever.
Update: Dodd makes the same mistake.
Also, Dodd [...]

Just busier than usual.
And reading the “Complete Fictions” of Jorge Luis Borges, which beats the pants off blogging any day.
And getting ready to spend Wednesday night in the Senate gallery.
And doing some other stuff, too.