Los Cojones del Señor Kennedy

Senator Ted Kennedy, the Patron Saint of Cocktail Hour, is showing some Barbara Boxer-type gumption in opposing the nomination of Condoleezza Rice, and we here at The Generik Brand applaud him for that. Along with fellow Senators Boxer and Robert Byrd of West Virginia, he is showing a little Democratic spine at a time when it is sorely needed.

"I intend to oppose Condoleezza Rice's nomination..." Kennedy said. "Dr. Rice was a key member of the national security team that developed and justified the rationale for war, and it's been a catastrophic failure, a continuing quagmire. In these circumstances, she should not be promoted to secretary of state."

Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton even went so far as to call her a "liar."

Naturally, Connecticut Senator Casper Milquetoast Joementum Lieberman followed up with his hilarious jellyfish imitation, saying that he planned on voting for Condosleeza, and that he believes that the Senate's "responsibility to advise and consent does not mean that we have to agree with every opinion or every action that the nominee has ever taken." He then impressed the other Senators at the hearing by balancing an unprecedented amount of Republican fecal matter on his nose for the rest of the morning.

An earlier laugh came when Senator Boxer was grilling Dr. Rice, and Rice asked her to "refrain from impugning my integrity," as if that were at all possible; as if Condi had any integrity left to impugn.

Be careful, Dr. Rice. Remember that a house from Kansas fell on and killed your sister; you could be next.