We've seen this kind of nonsense before, Murr. The herd is notoriously easy to stampede. With a little luck and a bit of timely damage control, some of the people responsible for that will be losing their jobs (and the cadillac government insurance they enjoy) in 2010.

Still, it's up to both sides of the aisle to work together on this and our other problems. The Dems aren't entirely blameless here, and everybody who's politicizing the issues should be encouraged to be ashamed of themselves.

I'm certainly planning to do my part to make sure they are.

Mac