And I liked Jim too.  This is a disappointment.

his 'lawsuit' will go nowhere, and he knows it, whereas this bill in the Senate today will become the law of the land, and he knows that as well.

remedy for the K/L BS which said in essence that that sense of the senate was not an authorization to go to war. Yes HRC hid behind it, but that doesn't lesson the importance of it.

Now, for some odd reason I trust this guy. At first, I was disappointed last August like everyone else. But , he's been around awhile. I also am a realist in that no incumbent has been perfect. There is something that someone will find not to like about all of them. When the NIE came out against Bush's war plans, I realized Webb probably was in touch with the people who really have to deal with this and just maybe he knows more about this than we do.

I humbly suggest that with the the race between Obama and HRC still not decided and McCain and both of them close enough to swing on just about anything closer to the election, that people ask questions like , what else may have caused him to vote yes before tossing him out.

He may just be needed to close out this election. Because if you think the VP choice is not going to make a difference in this General, your  in La La land. Seen anyone make commitments of reducing the powers of the VP yet? Hey how about rolling back all those executive orders?

If you think the telecoms are not going to get immunity with Bush still in office and the Dems we have, your in La La land. Bush will veto. Dems will cave. Happens every time. Oh wait, Bush allowed for 1/2 a percent increase for the troops. Probably figured that $6.00-$12 a month wasn't worth getting worked up about.

The telecoms are getting immunity. They aren't even worried. This is Kabuki theatre. There will be something else that will come along to capture every one's attention and this one will be gone. One Veto, Two Vetos, Immunity. I'll be surprised and amazed if they get to two.

Maybe Jim realized this and decided this was just a waste of fricking time knowing his fellow Democrats.

As far as his staffer, that was inexcusable. I have registered a complaint

I'm not sure why people are wasting time with an issue that has already been decided. It's an election year so sure they are going to make it look like a bitter fight for the base. But they are not going to allow open season on telecoms who control the communications infrastructure of the US. Forget about it.

TRUE COLORS.

We did such a good job supporting the WRONG KIND OF DEMOCRAT.

Should of had Macaca Allen. At least you would know the snake.

he's got the Reid virus

Well that explains a lot. And makes sense, given his military background.

I turned 18 in June of 2000. Voted for Bush.

I've since changed. The Republican Party claims to be for national security, it claims to be for civil liberties, and it claims to be for fiscal responsibility. These were all lies. In becoming a Democrat, I have also come to realize the importance and value of taxes, and that they are necessary, and the important thing is to ensure that they are spent well.

Somebody who wastes money and doesn't raise taxes is worse to me then somebody who spends money wisely and raises taxes to use it wisely. And that is when I finished the trip to liberal :)

Additionally, the Republican Party claims to be the pro-military party. They're pro-military in the sense that a kid is pro-toy. They like having the military to play with and to use as a tool to act out their own fantasies. Some in the military realize this. I did.

They have successfully infiltrated the Democratic Party and taken it completely over.  If not through open primaries, then by switching parties.  How do you think we got so corporate?  

This isn't his first time, you know.

read through the most egregious votes we've suffered through in this "new and improved" '06 Congress - Webb's name is on the wrong side nearly every time.  the silliness over embracing this guy as some kind of 'gate-crasher' or 'people powered candidate' is just that, silliness.  Webb went from being a Republican to being a center-right corporate Dem immediately overnight.  smooth transition, it seems.  

matters like this are part of why civilian control over the government is so important - people too familiar with the military become accustomed to routine invasions of privacy and are willing to accept this writ large in the country because they have to live with it themselves.

"super constituents?"

the warrantless wire tapping of Americans has yielded some embarrassing (criminal?) info about all of them that Cheney has in his arsenal?  How much money would the telecoms have to offer someone in the Rockerfeller family to have him support lawlessness and the destruction of the constitution?

right on

Even though Webb disappointed today, I don't want to lose that Senate seat to a Republican. Why risk a Senate seat? Why can't Obama find a running mate who is currently occupying a safe seat? I really don't get the rationale on this, especially since it's imperative we capture and hold on to as many Senate seats as possible if we want anything progressive passing.

He's a fine senator for VA, but not an especially great Dem overall.  We don't need to disqualify him for anything, but neither do we need to put him undeservedly on a pedestal.  People around here are ballistic in going after Hillary, and yet Webb is far to her right on just about every issue.  

If he were running in the Presidential campaign people would be hating him...and yet he's a good VP pick?  I don't think so.