of Bathrooms and Diapers...

I'm amazed at the extent that the Blogosphere thinks the status of some of the more perverted members of the US Senate has to do with morality. It's about simple addition:

If Larry Craig resigns, Idaho's governor appoints a Repug. The Senate remains 50 Dem, 1 Indpendent (Caucusing with dems), 49 Repug.

If Vitty-cent resigns, Blanco appoints a Democrat. The Senate becomes 51 Dem, 1 Independent (caucusing with Dems), 48 Repug.

Now, keep in mind that the Independent is Joe Lieberman (I-Bagdhad). If Blanco is able to replace Vitty-cent with a Dem, it gives Majority Leader Reid the opportunity to be well rid of Surgin' Joe. That has HUGE consequences:

Liebermann's national pulpit shrinks dramatically. He goes from CNN's A-list to doing Sarah Silverman's show on Comedy Central. The last totally pro-war "democrat" is effectively silenced.

The Senate Homeland Security committee will get a new chair, when the Dems suggest to Liebermann that, if he wants a leadership position, he take one in the Israeli cabinet. That means real investigation into FEMA, real investigation on airport security, port security, and a myriad number of topics that BushCo would just as soon not let you hear about.

The Senate Judiciary Committee can either be re-structured (one less repug, one more dem), or "That Liberal Arlen Specter" can be squeezed to play ball more. The senior Senator from PA is a lying, waffling turd who needs to be slapped back in line.

This isn't about bathroom blowjobs or diaper fetishes. The world is crumbling before the eyes of Senate Republicans, and they're trying to deal with it. If Craig refuses to go quietly into the night, it could get ugly for Vitty-cent. If Craig stays, Repugs shut up. They can't afford to do anything else.

You can ping this entry by using http://www.nola-blogs.com/cgi-bin/mt/ruebourbon.cgi/934 .