There was one feel-good moment in the Senate today when Teddy Kennedy returned to the floor for the first time since he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Kennedy’s appearance was greeted by a two-minute standing ovation (Think Progress has video). Kennedy then cast the vote to override the president’s veto on the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.
Overall, I’m basically disgusted with the leadership of the Democratic Party. I can’t recall anything stupider happening than this FISA capitulation. I’ll get over it. But I don’t feel like saying anything nice about any of these clowns today. Yet, the Kennedy thing was a nice moment. And seeing Republicans override their boss’s veto is something to note on an otherwise dismal day.