The real story behind this Alito thing (Alito is a GREAT judge, btw... I look forward to his tenure on the court) is how much power the liberals have lost.
The vote to end the debate on Alito was 72 to 25. Reid, Kennedy, Kerry and the left wing liberal kooks of the Democratic party couldn't keep the rank and file from breaking ranks with them.
This is big... I mean, it used to be that Reid, Kennedy, Fienstien, Clinton, Kerry, Schumer... all of them would say jump and the party would do it. But now, they tried to filibuster, they tried everything in their power to defeat Alito including a smear campaign, dubious factual info on him, bullying... you name it, they tried it, but it didn't work, the rank and file wouldn't follow.
They couldn't Bork him, and then they couldn't get the party to even make a show of force to filibuster him! I mean, 12 Democrats broke ranks!
The Democratic party at large is beginning to see what has happened to them, that their leaders have slowly led them from being a moderate party, slightly left leaning, to being a fringe left wing party, characterized by rhetoric, vitriol and a noticable lack of ideas. And the donors, people like George Soros and others, are pushing them further left.
I hope that some voices of reason will stand up in the Democratic party. I don't want a one party government, debate is a good thing. But we need to have substantive debate, and men and women who will think and act based on what they believe, not on what they think will get them votes. And we need that in both parties.
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This is also why the Third Party movement keeps popping up... and then failing miserably. The Third Party Movement recognizes that there is no party at the moment that represents a large portion (though not a majority) of the population. It is the folks who tend to be moderate economically, and only slightly left of center on moral/family issues. This used to be the Dems territory, but Gore/Kerry/Kennedy have pulled HARD to the left, while Republicans have expanded their base toward the Center. It is not that the GOP owns the center - there are a lot of folks there who would prefer to avoid the more right-leaning members - but there is no one else there to welcome centrists in. Right now, the GOP welcomes anyone who can agree on a few small points, while the Dems require close allegiance on many points. Heretics are demonized, and party discipline is harshe
This is probably more of a turning point for Dems than the second election of W. It shows there are new powers in the party - no I do not mean Hillary - who are willing to stand together and form a power bloc outside of the most liberal. It probably means the Dems will gain seats at least in the House this year, but it will not be seats supported by Gore/Kerry/Kenedy.
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