Reply #8: In the end, it's their bill. Not ours. [View All]

True, I would have preferred Democrats to unanimously vote against the bill. True, I think Lieberman lacks balls to stand up and vote against it (along with the rest of the dirty dozen). However, that said...

I understand Lieberman's argument even though I disagree with it. Here's a bit of an expansion of his argument: a bill needed to be passed, and we didn't get the bill we wanted. However, we got the best (remember, this is Lieberman's argument not mine) possible with the current Senate.

A vote to restore habeas corpus rights failed by a slimmer margin of 52-48. That was one of the amendments. This is a Republican bill, not a Democratic one. All Democrats are united against provisions of the bill the was passed. We are more united on this than many here think, even if we disagree with the logic of voting for an imperfect bill.

We shouldn't be attacking our own, not now. Focus on what unites us and the fact that Dems overwhelmingly sought to amend the bill but failed. And help do whatever you can to retake the senate and the house.

Edit: edited for spelling, as usual (I always forget to run the checker before I post).