Absolutely. The deference and submission they show to the right, which is so at odds with their self-image, always surfaces as hostility and ‘toughness’ towards the left in an unconscious attempt at face-saving. It's an institution that is ripe for study by sociologists and social psychologists.

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Does that mean it’s almost time for the deficit to suddenly be extremely important again? I remember it was extremely important when the Dems were in charge and every dollar spent had to be tracked and offset. But now that the Rs are in power nobody talks about it anymore.

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You could tell some of them needed a cigarette after the bad faith Obama Cheesecake Factory discourse

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The political media is visibly chafing at the current situation, where Republicans are glaringly awful, fucking everything up, running deviant candidates everyone hates, and Dems are just being normal & winning. The force is out of balance. They are viscerally eager to go after Dems about something.

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The Dan Sullivans Affair is underhanded, of course, but this has happened a number of times before. Just 4 years ago Republicans found a guy named Mike Doyle to run for the seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle: www.yahoo.com/news/2-polit...

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