The Long View

One of the early signs of dementia is the loss of short-term memory, forgetting what you recentlydid or said.

So it is with great concern that I note the Republican leadership’s recent criticism of the Democratic majority in the Senate. Republican minority leadership has condemned Democrats’ procedural management of the Senate healthcare reform bill, including strict roll call deadlines and late-night filibuster cloture votes.

The Republicans apparently have forgotten their own machinations when they were in the majority earlier this decade. Coming to mind particularly was their extending a Medicare drug benefit, which entailed an express-train vote late at night (about which the Dems complained loudly).

The Republican leadership urgently needs a neurological evaluation before the condition worsens.