All Quiet on the Eastern Front

In response, Libertarian Party national director Steve Dasbach proposed a new drink in a recent press release called the Feinstein. "Mix one part jet fuel, one part Absolut arrogance, and one part California whine. Shake vigorously until some common sense emerges. Garnish with a wedge of media limelight."

I admit, I rarely agree with the Libertarians (the party with a capital "L", not the philosophy with a little "l") but this time they hit the nail right on the head. I've never particularly liked Dianne Feinstein, and saw her as a political opportunist from the start. She owes her career to the double assassination of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone (who preceded Feinstein to that office). She made it to the Senate by waving their bloody shirts on a series of TV ads that made her out to be the hero of that tragedy.

Since her election to the Senate, it seems she's only become more and more conservative, and quite a bit nastier, with only a few token nods to her Democratic base. Each time she's been on my ballot I've been reminded of the words of Harry Truman: "When a Republican runs against a Republican, the Republican will win every time."

What do you think is worse? The half-decision of W, or the non-issue dramatics of Feinstein? Click the discussion link below to give your opinion.

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