The Faberge Majority

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Ever since the Democrats wrestled the Senate from the Republicans, the American people have been subjected to a new policy: "We can't do anything without 60 votes." Of course, this is a reverse of the Senate policy when Republicans ruled, which was "As long as we have the majority, we can do whatever the hell we want, including the threat of the 'nuclear option.'"


Accepting this distinction makes the news that President Bush's nominee for Attorney General (Michael Mukasey) passed through the Senate a bit confusing, considering he passed with a 53-40 vote. If my math is correct, "53" is seven votes shy of "60," making the Senate Democrats policy of "getting anything done" a load of crap.

What isn't confusing is that one party understands that majority = power (even if they do have a proclivity to push the envelope) while the other party believes that being in the majority is like having a Faberge Egg, something beautiful and delicate that must only be observed and talked about, but never used.

I could go on, but Gleen Greenwald covers this way better than I can.

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