Filibustering

Now, you may not see any connection to my earlier post in which I commented on the whiny, childish Anakin Skywalker and this post ostensibly about the Republicans' threat of the "nuclear" option. However I see the the Republicans' acting very whiny and childish themselves.

Like a child playing Candy Land who changes the rules in order to win, the Republicans threatening to change the rules on filibustering judicial nominees in order to win has the same sore-loser tone.

The Democrats, and the few Republicans brave enough to stand up to the party leaders, are completely in the right to protest this. Filibustering is very important, the governmental way of allowing protest, a verbal sit-in to air their views.

The short-sided view the Republican leadership is taking on this subject is frightening in its narrow, short-term focus (and is just another example of the terrifying leadership style of this administration), and incredibly infantile.

The message coming from on high is: "This is what I want, because I say so, so gimmie. And if you don't give it to me I'll throw a kicking and screaming fit--" the political equivalent of a tantrum being the raising of a "moral" and "ethical" "scandal." I believe I actually heard some one say it's only "morally fair" to give each nomination a stand up vote. To which I say, "Uh, no."

Our government is being run by children. Whiny, spoiled, self-righteous children.