Kudos to Harry Reid for the dramatic “all night debate” move he’s got planned for the Senate tonight. My hope is that Reid hold the floor open to 24 hours of continuous debate and then presses the Republicans to mount their filibuster. That would certainly beat their usual plan of making a bold public stand before an inevitable defeat and then sending out a fundraising letter patting themselves on the back for doing their best. If my inbox is to be believed, the only thing stopping the Democrats from ending this war is a $50, $100, or $250 check from me. Sorry I let you down again, America.

By the way, considering that we’ve got cable news channels with 24 hours of programming to fill, what are the odds that they’ll be cashing in on this 24 hour news event? If they aren’t going to have people on hand to cover it live, at least have a split screen with a countdown and whatever reruns they show overnight. Maybe it would help if we could convince them that a Senate debate on ending the war is as important as grainy helicopter footage of a building on fire in the Midwest or whatever overblown local junk passes for “breaking news” these days.