“The bottom line here,” said Democratic Senator Joe Biden yesterday of the confirmation of John Bolton, “is the president can probably stiff us. He’ll probably be able to win the vote, somewhere between 45 and 47 votes against, and he’ll think it’s a victory.”

Yes, well, when you win a victory, it tends to be acceptable to “think it’s a victory,” Joe. Maybe you need a Neil Kinnock speech to explain it to you.