The ever-brilliant Glenn Greenwald skewers "bipartisanship" with the swift sword of truth, which, it turns out, is covered with the blood of Democrats.
He offers this helpful breakdown of Senatorial votes on controversial laws, which reveals the true problem: namby-pamby Democrats who show up for the Republican tank battle in those little Shriner cars, topped with gleaming white surrender flags. But you know, they might get called "soft on terrorism" unless they publicly wet their pants when Bush says "turr." Now that’s a political party!
To support the new Bush-supported FISA law:
GOP – 48-0
Dems – 12-36
To compel redeployment of troops from Iraq:
GOP – 0-49
Dems – 24-21
To confirm Michael Mukasey as Attorney General:
GOP – 46-0
Dems – 7-40
To confirm Leslie Southwick as Circuit Court Judge:
GOP – 49-0
Dems – 8-38
Kyl-Lieberman Resolution on Iran:
GOP – 46-2
Dems – 30-20
GOP – 49-0
Dems – 23-25
GOP – 44-0
Dems – 20-28
Declaring English to be the Government’s official language:
GOP – 48-1
Dems – 16-33
GOP – 53-0
Dems – 12-34
GOP – 54-0
Dems – 34-10
Cloture Vote on Sam Alito’s confirmation to the Supreme Court:
GOP – 54-0
Dems – 18-25
Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq:
GOP – 48-1
Dems – 29-22
