A common theme in the string of Democratic Party failures over the last years is what I call "Blaming The Process". Or at least that is the narrative Democratic Party officials use when justifying themselves to the activist base. Something outside of their control, something about the legal, political or media process is actually responsible for the outcomes.

The failure to block the Roberts and Alito nominations, the failure to do anything concrete to end the occupation of Iraq, and now the imminent approval of warrantless domestic surveillance, are somehow not the responsibility of the Democratic elected officials.

The fault is to be found in things like the intricate details of the Filibuster and the Nuclear Option, the military budgeting process, the process whereby the media will utterly destroy any politician they deem to be "soft on terror".

This is one of those "you shouldn't be posting this late" posts but...I'm pissed. Do you know 'KittenWars?'" Well, I'm here to tell you: they don't get cuter than this. And yet, somehow...they've "lost" in almost half their Cuteness Battles. Ahem...is it of note that they have black fur?

Go on, tell me to stop this sort of posting. But I'm a long time Kitten Blogger. Again and again, "top" kittens are those who are blonde, white, blue eyed...yeah, this is a stupid meaningless post. Voters would never, ever anthropomorphize kittens, or their coloring. That's silly to even suggest. Surely, it's not important.

Oddly, I don't see to many black furred, brown eyed kittens on the "winners" list. Tell me why that is. Is it that the kittens have their own Klan, and vote only for those who have white fur and Conferderate milk pedigree? Just wondering...