this is what the election was all about last year, the reason above all reasons we could not let bush win. well, they cheated their way to victory again (ohio; i do not believe ohio was the least bit clean), and they won. and now, after putzing around with harriet and roberts, we have the real deal. the Chosen One. the absolute right-winger who will, beyond any doubt, undo every civil liberty the wingnuts can bring before the court.

he cannot be allowed on the court. whatever lies they tell, whatever pressure they place, he cannot be allowed on the court. here in oregon, we have to ensure that wyden holds the line. we have to work on smith, somehow get smith to accept that alito is outside the moderate center of america (he is). we have to get snowe and other moderate republicans to stand with the people of this country and not their alleged president.

i heard the real truth tonight on npr (oddly): yes, we must do all we can to defeat this nomination. but we must do it on our terms. we can lose this battle and win the war: alito might get on to the court, but if we bring the issues before america and the world, and if we use this opportunity to speak our truth, we can emerge from this particular battle stronger than ever. alito might end up on the court, but the court could soon be where it was when
FDR became president: totally out of touch with with the country's reality.