O'Connor Is Out

And many of us want to get into the fight. Sadly, our win/loss record in battles of this sort is not promising. We can never seem to get together on a stategy to shut people down on ideological grounds. (Could someone please tell me what's the matter with Borking a nominee who, like Robert Bork, would hold democracy in contempt?) The only way we seem to be able to come close to shutting these guys down is if Bush nominates someone who treats his subordinates badly. I'll join the fight, but given the Democrats' political weakness in Congress and the determination of W. to do really awful things, you'll forgive me if I'm pessimistic from the start.