Check (and Balance), Please

So, did the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee really blow it, or is the whole bloody confirmation process just such a travesty of a mockery of a sham that there was never any real hope of blocking this insanely horrifying nomination? Maybe I don't really want to know the answer to that question.

The bottom line is, they are voting today, Alito's ass is going to the full Senate by the end of the week (probably), and there is nary a filibuster in sight. Can someone please tell me why I shouldn't just curl up in a ball, hiberante and stay there until...until WHEN?? Ack. It's just plain scary.

Perhaps the Court is lost, Roe is lost, and we just need to focus our energies on nailing Bush for his assorted high crimes and misdemeanors. Which means it's time to start loading the artillery for the mid-term elections, which are suddenly just around the corner. It really is all about gaining back power in Congresss. What else can we do?