My feelings on a Chambliss win

Let me first say that I hate Saxby Chambliss. I found it disgusting what he did against Max Cleland and am sad that he will continue to have power. However, I am happy that the Democrats did not reach the 60-seat majority in the Senate.

A filibuster is Senate rules permit a senator, or a series of senators, to speak for as long as they want and on any topic they choose, unless a supermajority of three-fifths of the Senate (60 Senators) brings debate to a close. If the democrarts got 60 seats in the senate this would be stopped. This would be very bad. We need our system of checks and balances. With Obama in the White House and a majority in the Senate, Democrats will definetely have the most say in what goes on policy wise. There needs to be some debate still. Both sides still need to have a say. Without debate, it is an unfair majority and democrats can also be blamed for 100% of what goes wrong in the country in future elections. Though I am not fond of Chambliss having any power, I am happy about other republicans still having a say in the Senate and not being silenced by a filibuster-proof majority.