He did not back down and as far I can see he wiil be the Senate’s only alpha male.

A shame Hillary left… They could have been two…

But think about how much the average penis size, figuratively (but also literally if you wish), of Congress will increase because of this.

“..I think the political capital of the Congressional leadership will shrink because of this…”

So I pondered…what are those Congressional approval ratings right now?

– So what, aphrael? I want Robert ‘KKK’ Byrd & Teddy “Swim, Mary Jo! Swim!” Kennedy out of the Senate, but there they sit, decade after decade. As nk said, this isn’t a matter to be decided by a poll. We are a small “r” republican form of government. If there were a clause in the IL constitution that said a Governor under investigation cannot make an appointment, then you’d have something. As it is, unless conclusive proof that Burris paid-to-play shows up . . .

RACISTS! It’s none of their business. I don’t want Harry Reid seated, either, but Caesar’s Palace never bothered to poll me.

I think the political capital of the Congressional leadership will shrink because of this.

Earmarks don’t fry in the kitchen;
Bills don’t burn on the grill.
Took a whole lotta tryin’
Just to get up this hill.
Now we’re up in teh big leagues
Gettin’ our turn at bat.
As long as we live, it’s you and me baby
There ain’t nothin wrong with that.

Well we’re movin on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe office suite in the sky.
Movin on up
To the east side.
We finally got a piece of the pie.

Aside from Pat invoking the (R)-coined term of “The One”, I see nada but speculative rancor disguised as a question.
– What’s “speculative” about a factual timeline? What’s “rancorous” about the truth, as ugly as it may be? What’s “disguised” about a straightforward question?

The hands of the Senate are tied by the laws of We The People. Don’t like them? Petition, or vote, for change.
– Which body has the direct power to change the laws . . . We The People? or the Senate? Also (and this is a slightly important point to make), who EVER said that we don’t want Burris to be seated?

As it now sits, the law is OUR voice. Our, meaning We, as in all of Us. Congress has no business creating or enforcing ‘rules’ that subvert or undermine the will of the people.
– That’s just great . . . in theory. A theory that doesn’t quite come to grips with the reality of representative government. We place our trust in elected officials (including Blago AND the Senate) to make decisions in our name. That’s why Patterico (not you, Pat) is pointing out that Reid & Co. were wrong from the beginning in not following their own rules; rules that they have the right to change ‘in our name’.

That’s why passing a law is such a challenging and important matter, and why it takes so long to change them.
– Laws are passed nearly every day that the Congress is in session. Go ahead and actually watch CSPAN once in a while; you might learn something.