Democrats cannot meekly accept defeat on Alito

[Randypiper]

"If Democrats are unwilling to fight for these principles, what are they willing to fight for? And if Democrats crawl away from this battle, meekly convincing themselves before even engaging it that they are destined to lose and therefore shouldn’t even bother to try, how can Democrats possibly object when they are perceived as being weak, irresolute, and afraid of taking a stand for their beliefs?"

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"The central flaw with this defeatist mindset, beyond the image of weakness and soullessness which it projects, is that it spawns self-fulfilling prophecies. We are told not to fight because we will lose. In reality, the reverse is true: we lose precisely because we do not fight. The Alito nomination is far too valuable an opportunity to squander it with this same mistake."

--Glenn Greenwald

http://www.crooksandliars.com/stories/2006/01/10/democratsCannotMeeklyAcceptDefeatOnAlito.html


Our Country is at stake!

[BillZBubb]

1. Totally agree!

Our party needs to grow a pair for once.

[sirjohn]

2. It's going to take more firepower than what we fired so far

Where are the big challenges we were hoping for?

[catmother]

3. alito really bothers me. i don't like the way he looks. he seems

sneaky and he looks nervous when questioned by the dems.

[firefox]

4. I agree.

Alito must be rejected or we will have an imperial presidency and unlimited federal power, although unconstitutional.

The biggest bullshit concerning Busch's Blunder is that war was the final option. It defeats everything the Empire Builders could ever say.

In this case, the sports analogy is that the game must be left on the floor. Every single card must be played to end this terrible nomination. That includes filibuster or calling for amending the Constitution to limit the terms of Supreme/Extreme Court Justices/Injustices.

This should be regarded as an opportunity for educating Americans on the big picture. The fact that many people can not even describe the big picture before the planet, which mainly involves US hegemony, is one of our biggest problems and why the Empire loyalists would even think of submitting an actor like Alito.

We should at least get one "The country has gone to hell" speech, but since the country long ago passed that point, it would really be a surprise, even though that is what is needed most.