Bench Players...

No, I am not talking about the hapless baseball players who spend their careers "riding pine," languishing in the dugout while the big stars get all the fame and glory. I am talking about W's federal judicial nominees, and Republican attempts to abolish the filibuster as a minority tool for blocking nominees who are so far out of line with reality as to be rendered wholly inappropriate for the bench. From social security to the bankruptcy bill, it seems the the Senate and the entire country are more divided than ever. Isn't this what we all feared would happen after last fall's tragic election?

Barack Obama was on NPR last night, and his beautiful, buttery voice notwithstanding, it sounds like he is in for a long and gruelling six years. We need more people like him in Washington; I just hope he doesn't end up getting trampled by the herd of elephants.