As much as we cats love it when Republicans fight with each other, we hate it when Democrats do. We had enough of that back in the '70s and '80s. But today we just can't help ourselves — we simply must dump our dirty litter boxes over the head of Max Baucus.
When Max voted to filibuster background checks last week, the whole world (including us) pegged it to his tight re-election campaign in Montana next year. But we couldn't have agreed more with New York Times columnist Joe Nocera, who went after Baucus as an NRA-intimidated ninny who didn't even have the guts to answer his Capitol Hill phone. And we were truly wondering whether, if 90 percent of America wanted background checks, couldn't 90 percent of Montanans want them, too?
On the other hand, we were a little more sympathetic to Max, Mark Begich of Alaska and that Arkansas idiot Mark Pryor, all of whom have tough races in 2014. Heidi Heitkamp from North Dakota, less so. She's a freshman and 2018 is a long way off. But overall, we cats understand political reality, as distasteful as it is.
Max, though, has crossed a line. Vote against the grieving Newtown families, as he did, and then announce a week later that you're retiring from the Senate? We cats HISS. We cats SNARL. We cats rake our claws across his stupid face.
Three consolations here:
1. Now Max can vote for gun reform the next time Harry Reid brings it up. (Memo to Harry: You're on notice, bud.)
2. Brian Schweitzer. Can we make a donation to his Senate campaign today?
3. Relief. No more "what-about-Max?" hand wringing. And with the new poll that's out, how many Republicans are wishing Mark Sanford would follow Max's example and just quit already?
IMAGE: What a great thought: Schweitzer and Tester in the Senate from Montana. Shades of Mansfield and Metcalfe!
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