It's my turn, and I object. To Republicans.

At the time that video was made five months ago, Republicans had obstructed a couple dozen Senate votes in the 110th Congress, and Dems attempted an all-nighter to block a filibuster of the Levin-Reed amendment. Republicans are now up to a record 62 cloture votes and they've still got a year to go. At this rate, they will more than double the record.

On Tuesday, December 18, 2007, conservatives in the U.S. Senate set a modern-day record for obstruction. They forced the 62nd cloture vote to move beyond a filibuster. The previous record was 61 cloture votes, reached during the 107th Congress in 2002. The conservatives of 2007 surpassed that mark, in only the first session of the 110th.

Source: Campaign for America's Future

Check the link (pdf) for an astounding list of legislation that has been blocked by Republicans -- things like AMT relief and support for the troops and restoring habeas corpus and children's healthcare. All blocked by obstructionist Republicans as part of a political strategy that has little to do with legislating and everything to with labeling the 110th as a 'do nothing' Congress and covering Bush's backside. Olbermann is right to use the football analogy. The Republicans in Congress and in the administration are playing political football with our government, where the winners are Bush and Cheney's rich oil buddies and the losers are the American people.

The filibuster was intended to be used by the minority in extraordinary circumstances, not to keep the troops from getting time off between deployments or lowering prescription drug prices. So, I object to Republicans. For what they've done, what they've failed to do, and for thinking we're stupid enough to let it continue. If it takes 60 votes to even the playing field under Republican rules, then next November we add enough Senators to do just that and get back in the game.