Borrowing Roxanne’s title because it is just too perfect.
I watched a good portion of the Roberts hearings yesterday on C-SPAN, a process so boring and circular that it put me to sleep for a three-hour-long unexpected nap. I kept waiting for the Democrats to hand his ass to him — call me naive — but all we got was a bit of grandstanding and snark, window dressing on a smooth confirmation. Some Republican idiot speechified on the evils of abortion for over five minutes without asking a question. The Dems were no better, allowing Roberts to bob and weave his way past their questions
Finally, I noticed more than a few bloggers who enjoyed raking Markos over the coals for his saying he was not going to sweat the “pie ad” and would concentrate on the important stuff had no blogging on Roberts today. Love that commitment to women’s issues from those bloggers.
Well, guess what. This IS the important stuff. And guess again — Markos gave me carte blanche to blog Roberts throughout the day.
I hope folks remember that when they are again tempted to attack daily kos as lacking commitment to women and their rights.
Kevin Drum is right when he calls the Roberts hearings one big “Kabuki dance,” and I’d be loathe not to point out that Armando’s blathering is a big ol’ show as well. This isn’t about the right to privacy or access to reproductive medical care, for the kossacks this is about towing the party line, acknowledging abortion rights only when they’re convenient.
Really, a quote like that is Christmas in July for feminist bloggers. Armando should know by now that us feminists mock like champions and we ain’t gonna let that one slide.
For us, this is the big boys selling out our freedom while we’re instructed to sit back and let those with real “commitment to women’s issues” call the shots. And if that doesn’t bring the funny, I don’t know what does.
A hearty fuck you right back at ya, Armando. And fuck the Democrat sell-outs, too, while you’re at it.