I’m ranting now, but the Voinovich thing yesterday still has me infuriated. I’ve heard from people who were assured Voinovich would cooperate on Bolton as late as an hour or so before the hearing yesterday. People who should have known better. If Republicans lose seats in 2006 because of big losses (Bolton, judges…), it will be their own fault, if this is the way they run a majority. And no one is going to regret it more than Bill Frist, who will never be president.

And I’ll just add: Imagine for a second that someone else, worried more about fairness than bending over backward for the other side of the aisle who will not return the favor, were judiciary chairman.

I’ll hush up now.