In a rare show of unity, the Democratic Caucus, by near unanimous vote, has passed a Resolution censuring Senator Russell Feingold, for his proposed censure of the President for violating the FISA law.

Addressing the press in the Capitol Rotunda, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid stated that Senator Feingold had violated the Democrats’ 11th Commandment.¬† Unlike the GOP’s 11th Commandment, which bans speaking ill of another Republican, the Democratic version strictly prohibits taking a principled stand, or exploiting¬†any weakness in your opponent.¬†¬†

While one Democratic insider defended this tactic as “rope-a-dope” or “playing possum,” many grass-roots activists have expressed concern that it is more akin to “playing groundhog,” given the Democrats’ propensity to see their shadow, and then to¬†disappear for six years.

The Democrats are also considering a censure of Senator John Kerry, for his vote AGAINST funding for the Iraq war (after he voted FOR it). 

While these controversial moves have created a significant rift between Democratic politicians and the liberal blogosphere, there appears to be universal support to censure Senator Joe Biden, for his donning of a Princeton cap during the Alito hearings. An unnamed Democratic staffer confided that Senator Biden’s transparent attempt to hide his thinning hair ordinarily would¬†have been overlooked, but that it constituted¬†his second offense, counting his infamous “hair-plug” affair almost two decades ago.

 

BLOGWORTHIES:

Skippy the Bush provides an excellent summary of the Domenech debacle, and the NY Times’ crediting of The Daily Kos for exposing Mr. Right’s plagiarism.¬† What I found most despicable, however,¬†was Domenech’s statement¬†that Coretta Scott King was a communist, proving that he was¬†even willing to rip off that great American,¬†J. Edgar Hoover.

Speaking of “communism,” All Hat No Cattle¬†features, among other great graphics, a classic parody of Orwell’s 1984, skewering the notorious Diebold voting machines.

Wonkette does a super job on the Larry King interview of Laura Bush.

And check out Yellow Doggerel Democrat for a terrific piece on the status of the South Dakota ballot initiative to overrule that state’s abortion ban.