As I was considering violation of our rules, it occurred to me how difficult it sometimes is to remember that some of these yoyos were actually elected. Then I considered that they "represent" a constituency, and that made me think abiut what kind of irresponsible voters would send the likes of Louie Gohmert and Michelle Bachmann to Congress - and even multiple times! Really, how can one justify that level of disregard of the public good? (I also recognize that in many cases they aren't truly "elected" - as the districting process and election rigging efforts result in the installation of party apparatchiks who really don't represent their "Districts", but are just part of an unrepresentative voting bloc.) Will this pendulum ever swing? Are we destined to be saddled with the likes of these "Special" school dropouts indefinitely? How can someone who can't complete a comprehensible sentence, or reason their way through a second-grade reader get elected ro Congress? If this is "The People's House," who are these "people" that put them there?

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich