I'm watching C-SPAN at just after midnight on the East Coast. They are replaying a press conference from this afternoon and it might as well be from 20 years ago.
It's surreal Hastert and the other Republican leaders from the house are bragging about cutting medicaid and really enthused about an upcoming vote to "support our troops". Hastert just did the whole 9/11 tap dance again. And insinuated that the riots in France were caused by France not being more American-like on terrorism. (I swear. He said it.) But just 8 or 9 hours after they floated these balloons they are laughable on their face. This Duncan Hunter stunt is the worst debacle for the GOP since Schiavo. I really hope that people beyond the blogs pay attention to this sham. The tide has turned. Next year when Congress breaks for the Thanksgiving recess, the Speaker of the House will be looking forward to a lovely dinner with HER family.