Twenty-five. Twenty-five senators with something resembling principles. That's all we got.

Fortunately, we also have Digby. I mean it, if you're down about the Alito debacle (which is to say: if you live in the US, were paying any kind of attention and are not dead from the neck up), go read this post. It'll help.

Update: MoveOn has a handy letter you can send to the twenty-five (not twenty, as I originally wrote!) senators who stood up. It's as important to encourage congresscritters when they do the right thing as it is to excoriate them when they don't, so please take a moment and send a note of thanks.