...that the attempt to force a "vote of confidence" against Rumsfeld in the Senate is retarded and pointless. It won't pass, wouldn't affect anything if it did pass and no one is going to base their vote in November on whether or not Pubbie_01 voted for or against the Rumsfeld measure.
It ranks up with the Republican House wasting time voting on the Gay Marriage amendment after it failed in the Senate, just 'cause they wanted to spend an afternoon voting on impotent measures as a political tactic.
There's four weeks before Congress goes into election year recess until November. How about we spend it voting on something useful?