I know it is hard not to be cynical about this. But it does demonstrate just how off base the Republicans really are, doesn't it? The arrogance of their power is a stench no good citizen can abide, but if people don't write to the media outlets to complain that these authoritarian instincts (and the histrionics like these that stemp from them) of the Republicans are destroying our democracy, we will get exactly what we deserve from our tax dollars.