Less than a week after senator Dodd spent hours filibustering the debate on the new FISA bill–which would have given immunity to the telecom companies who illegally turned over our private information to the government–the Democratic-led senate is doing it again.
Instead of going into the traditional holiday recess and allowing President Bush to appoint whatever judges and cabinet positions he wants without confirmation, a few worthy senators have opened session for a minute or so every day. They’re cheap tricks, but so are what they’re stopping–and they’re working.
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