Democrats in disarray

Adventures from a lower colon

“ But behind the scenes, House Democrats were furious at Senate leaders. Senate moderates have also been spouting off to the press about how they don’t support pieces of the bill, too, adding to the House’s frustration. House lawmakers were also incensed that Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was objecting to a fix for a transportation funding formula, which would take money from his home state, instead of whipping the bill. ”

Reading this Roll Call article is like watching the aftermath of a two car collision on 95.   “ House Democratic leaders scrambled late Wednesday to whip votes for a scaled-back tax and unemployment benefits extenders bill and avoid heading home for the Memorial Day recess empty-handed. ” Empty- handed?  "In a nod to fiscal conservatives’ concerns about the size of the package," they scaled back a  $127 billion unemployment extender bill to just $84 billion.   How craptacular. The animus between House and Senate is growing too, and those details are groin-grabbingly delightful.  A side column,  Pelosi: Health Law Crowns Democrats’ Achievements,  extends our fun. “ Democrats in Congress made a commitment to our middle class to create jobs and rebuild our economy. And we are delivering. As we move toward this fall’s election campaign, the contrast between the two parties could not be more clear: Congressional Republicans are on the side of Wall Street, special interests, Big Oil and insurance companies. They are threatening to return our country to an era of devastating job losses and growing deficits — to the Bush recession. ” The good thing about hating bad people is knowing that, just over the hill, the U.S. cavalry is about to swoop down and spank the corn encrusted crap out of them.