I noted that Sen. Kerry had some nice anti-Alito remarks. OTOH, I did question his "last minute" filibuster strategy, and I was surely not alone. Though many hoped from the beginning for a filibuster, Kerry in effect decided to lead one only at the end of the game when it was doomed to fail. Then again, no one else did anything, right?
As Wonkette noted:
In the end, learning that the Alito filibuster was John Kerry’s brilliant idea really isn’t that surprising to us. It reflects the same shrewd political judgment and unerring strategic insight that Senator Kerry displayed in running his 2004 presidential campaign.
Along with the other senator from Kerry's state, his heart might be in the right place, but the strategy is lacking something. Democrats need better strategic leadership. This is sad.
Meanwhile, over in the House ... The story is promoted as "Congress Narrowly Approves $39 Billion in Budget Cuts," but in reality, it is just a dodge (one briefly covered deep inside the story and weakly at that) ... Congress already cut taxes (let's not even go into military spending) that overwhelmed them. Anyway, guess who will be affected: "student loans, crop subsidies and Medicaid, the government's health insurance program for the poor." Well, never did like crop subsidies.
See also, an interesting pair of lawsuits involving "Oprah's li'l liar" ... annoyed readers and a health field professional who relied on the truth of the volume. I wonder how much precedent they had. Also, as I expected, Findlaw will have an essay on the matter tomorrow along with advice how tired liberal arguments can be put in new skins.
Oh, I have no desire reading William Saletan and the woman from The Nation discuss abortion ... nor, read the fray comments (some likely to be more worth reading), over at Slate. Blah.