He thinks that if he doesn't oppose Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, John Cornyn and the Republicans will make the Democrats wear Blago around their necks for the rest of their natural lives.

And on that count, he's probably right.

But the decisions Reid is making right now are politically motivated, with little regard for the law. And the Democrats are only in this position, and...