Reply #53: You are not among the D.U.ers I'm thinking of when I speak of gender bias, [View All]

because you are from Washington, as I am, and she is your senator. But I do wonder why so many out-of-state D.U.ers love to attack her on these boards when there are so many male Senators with worse records that they rarely talk about.

On the other hand, it isn't true that "everyone" here knows she is "crummy." I'm in the Seattle area, and most of my friends support her.

With the Alito decision, for example. Why should she have made what could have only been a symbolic vote against cloture -- and thereby further alienate herself from the more conservative half of the state -- when the Democrats had already counted up how many votes they had against him for a potential filibuster (including hers) and already knew that they were not even close? I'm sure her vote would have been different if a filibuster had been a REAL possibility. Up till now, her voting record on abortion issues was 100%. I think she was counting on people like us to understand why she voted the way she did, when a filibuster wouldn't have taken place anyway. (Because of all the more conservative Democratic Senators that people here are largely silent about.)

Maybe her decision was too political to suit you. So be it. But it was a reasoned decision. And the fact remains that once we come down to the November election, we need to all pull together and support whoever wins the Democratic primary. The Republican domination of Congress must end.