Have you seen the plethora of polls regarding the so-called nuclear option? Philadelphia Inquirer political analyst, Dick Polman, suggests that 'Nuclear' fallout could turn against Democrats.

I saw one poll which concluded Americans were against any rule change in the Senate which might end the filibustering of judicial nominees. Then I saw another poll which overwhelmingly stated the opposite. That wasn't the real news. The real news was the questions each of the polls asked. The first one, which suggested Americans are against changing the rules, was so slanted that I could hardly believe my eyes. I don't have the precise words but it went something like "should George Bush be able to force his judicial nominees through without thorough debate?" The second poll, favorable to Bush, simply asked if Bush should be able to get his judicial nominees voted upon.

So the real news is that there is not a poll out there which accurately reflects how Americans feel about limiting filibusters on judicial nominations. But you gotta wonder. Why are Democratic leaning pollsters asking such slanted questions? The only two possible answers are 1) they are trying to frame the public's opinion or 2) they are running extremely scared.

There is a growing singular voice in left leaning media which suggests that Republicans are coming apart at the seams because the nefarious far-right conservatives (religious right / religious zealots) are pissing off all the moderate conservatives (everybody else). I don't see things that way. I'm not part of the religious right, I'm part of the pragmatic right. I voted against Kerry because he is a loser who never accomplished anything aside from making a lot of friends in his own party. What I see is a Democratic party which has no answers of their own for any serious questions, continues to "just say no" on absolutely every Republican idea whether that idea is more liberal than conservative or not, and acts to obstruct the President at every turn. Living in a blue state and having voted, on occassion, for Democratic candidates at some points in the past, it befuddles me to see such ridiculous behavior. I guess this is what happens when Howard Dean, foreigner George Soros, Michael Moore, and Moveon.orgie run the party. It should have come as no surprise given their behavior during the war-time presidential election.

We need at least two political parties in this country because that allows us to keep tabs on the party in power. These tactics are going to backfire on the Democrats and they are now beginning to see that. They are running scared and their cohorts in the liberal media are leading the way. It was fun to watch for a while but even a good citizen of Rome grows weary of the lions always winning.