CRY BABIES

Unbelievably, the Huffington Post reports that certain Republicans have chosen to invoke an arcane Senate rule in order to prevent key committees, including the Armed Services Committee, from meeting. The party of "Country First" is apparently so vexed at the passage of the health care reform bill that it is willing to hold national security hostage to its temper tantrum.

This is not how elected officials behave. This is how children behave. This is how ill mannered, undisciplined children behave when they fail to manipulate their parents by any other means. The Republican Party, already in disarray, lacking effective focus or leadership, has begun to completely implode. I am not happy to see it. Good government requires strong advocates on both sides of every issue. I hope responsible Republicans will be able to take a step back, reassess the political climate, and move forward.