WELL MAYBE THE DEMS HAVE A BACKBONE AFTER ALL

The Dems cave-in on the Bush tax-giveaway has got to be one of the lowest points in recent party history. The repeal of the estate tax was completely irresponsible from a fiscal perspective, completely immoral from a fairness perspective, and completely unjustified from an economic perspective. If the Dems can't make the argument that such funds are better spent on updating federal law enforcement technology, supporting education reform, or simply preserving needed funds for the future entitlement crunch than they should simply fold up their tents and go the way of the Whigs.

Yesterday, the Dems showed that somewhere in that confused mess of a party lies a backbone by killing off the permanent repeal of the estate tax. This will undoubtably make us a safer country in the coming decade.

Here's a breakdown of how the swing senators voted:

Dems That Found Their Spine: Breaux(D-LA), Feinstein(D-CA), Kohl(D-WI), Torricelli(D-NJ), Johnson (D-SD), Carnahan (D-MO)

Republican Patriots:McCain (R-AZ), Chafee (R-RI)

Psuedo-Dems: Baucus (D-MT), Landrieu (D-LA), Cleland (D-GA), Bayh (D-IN), Lincoln (D-AR), Miller (D-GA), Nelson (D-FL), Nelson (D-NE), Wyden (D-OR)