This is crazy! Didn't the Democrats become in charge of Congress with their majority status last Jan.? TAKE CHARGE!! Those Democrats not voting with Feingold and Dodd should be exposed if they are taking money from those companies in volved in ILLEGAL wiretapping. Illegal means AGAINST THE LAW!! If their vote is being bought, they should hit the front page of every newspaper and on every newscasts in their states. I haven't heard the telecomms offering information for the conviction of those involved or even what they did. Immunity should be granted for a quid pro quo that results in pertinent information. What information has the telecomms offered? When was the last time (execpt Libby) you saw a citizen absolved when they have COMMITTED a crime? Unless they were connected. In my opinion, telecomm companies are the slime of all industries. With insurance and pharmaceuticals copming in right behind. Our country is F'd UP.

I will take all bets on the Democrats caving! Here is an idea Russ..walk up to McConnell and punch the sh!t out of him. After that he may have a different attitude! Stop the pleasanties to the "fine honorable gentleman" and start getting tough! Bunch of wussies!

You're confusing Feinstein and Feingold, steve.

I was so full of hope when the Dems too control of the house and senate. I stifled my common sense in favor of hope. I should have listened to my inner reasoning, as it was dead on. this is nothing more than blue mafia vs red mafia.

I now look at politics as similar to pro wrestling. everyone knows how it will turn out, yet we still root for one or the other so we can have bragging rights that 'my team won', where in reality, the big businesses win and the rest of us lose, and lose big.

Hey Steve, what the hell are you talking about? Feingold voted against Mukasey

Don't mind Steve any. He's just a neocon troll.

The twelve that voted with the Republicans ought to be targeted for replacement. Top on that list should be Barbara Mikulski.

The argument over FISA seems be to a continuation of the old good cop bad cop routine. Democrats will cave and fail the American people as well as the Constitution and the rule of law yet again, unless Dodd, Fiengold and others stand their ground and filibuster the hell out of this legislation. By the way Barack, Hillary, grow any balls yet? At least can you break away from your stella campaigns do something positive other than running your mouths about how your going to create or believe in change?

I'm with habanero!

This latest round of f***ery has wrecked my livelihood for 2 years running and driven me to the brink of bankruptcy.
It's a little late to throw me and millions of new-working-poor a little 4-figure biscuit and expect us to get over it and be happy.

I'll pass on the "stimulus", thanks -- just make Harriet and Karl show up and spill, and I'll call it a day.

You know every single one of us who makes a comment right now is being monitored, don't you? This is serious stuff. It seems quite clear that if these lawsuits against these companies happen then the defense is going to expose the full range of criminality by this administration. "Impeachmetn is off the table" for good reason. I's worse than we think..

Joe Paradise wrote "You know every single one of us who makes a comment right now is being monitored, don't you?"
So what? Please remember all who have sacrificed their lives for the ideals of this nation even though they were misled about what they were really fighting for.
If we as citizen's can't stand up for our rights, then they will not exist.
Civil rights are like muscles; if you don't use them ,they atrophy. As the IBM tv ad says,'stop talking,start doing'.
Please remember-though it's not taught anymore- 'the price of liberty is eternal vigilance'; and yes, I know it's a one party -the corporate party-system but who ever said that democracy was easy?

How can you use this to defend Edwards--Dems would still have non-lieberman majority if he hadn't bailed from the Senate!

Timmons: "Or, even losing it by standing up for the constitution?"

Yes, clearly the best way to protect the Constitution is to lose elections.

ROFL!

That must be Obama's plan.

It sure isn't Clinton's or Edward's - they are actually campaigning against Bush and the GOP.

All Obama can do is campaign against Clinton and his own party.

Consensus building begins at home.

Obama has failed that test.

Obama: JFK Is The Reason I Stand Here Today

Obama: I Was Against Liberal Hawks Before I Was For Them (Because I Want To Claim Their Mantle) - Of Course, Only Male Liberal Hawks Need Apply For My Gracious Acceptance

Garfield: "Dems would still have non-lieberman majority if he hadn't bailed from the Senate!"

Obviously you can't count.

It takes a majority of 60, not 1, to be effectively in control of the Senate.

Edwards' presence in the Senate would not produce results any different than the results currently being produced (or not produced).