Kossacks: Please help! It only takes one or two phone calls or e-mails, but it needs to be done in great numbers.
Our Democratic Senators are in a dogfight. Did you know that Republicans have scheduled a 30 hour "debate" starting on Wednesday, sparked by the Democrats opposition to a handful of President Bush's judicial nominees -- most recently the heinous Janice Rogers Brown?
Here's the GOP's version of the story: even it acknowledges that "During the debate, no other Senate business will take place, including several spending bills, an energy bill, and a Medicare reform package."
Now here's the NYTimes and note this sentence: "Lost amid the grandstanding about a "crisis" in judicial nominations are the facts: 168 Bush nominees have been confirmed and only four rejected, a far better percentage than for President Bill Clinton."
Harry Reid of Nevada has just been on the floor (C-SPAN2) and his speech brought tears to my cynical eyes, as he pointed out all the important work the Senate has to do -- which is all being pushed aside so that the White House can demonstrate its muscle in the service of its most extreme judicial nominees.
Please: If you have a Democratic Senator, call and voice your support. More importantly, if you have a Republican Senator, call and voice your opposition to this ridiculous waste of time and resources.
Here's the Senate Contact Information. Emails are good, phone calls are better. Don't just blog: do something!