Alter continued his diatribe by attacking explaining how irrelevant Republicans are to the process, even though he was spending four minutes of airtime on MSNBC's highest-rated program underscore that irrelevance. "Look, the Republicans at this point are basically irrelevant to the process ... I know that sounds like a harsh and definitive thing to say, but they've taken a hard right off the main highway of American politics, and Democrats don't need their votes. And whatever noise they make is ambient noise. It's not really relevant to how any of this shakes out." And what Olbermann segment would be complete without and over-the-top statement from the host? Full Article at Newsbusters