[Deo volente]

The sole purpose of the Republican Party is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.

..and a convenient whipping boy for the dems. They routinely haul out the charge that Republicans want to starve women, children, and old people, destroy the middle class, etc., and Republicans meekly stand there and take the abuse.

[littleharbour]

Typical RINO deception. Cave on the important cloture vote, then vote NO on the main vote when you know you are going to lose anyway. This way they go back to their state and tell their constitutents that they opposed a liberal judicial appointment, when they actually supported it. Does anyone think these clowns would do anything different even if they again held the Senate majority after 2012?