Chad Livengood of the Springfield News-Leader via Twitter:

Rep. Tim Jones can’t believe the legislature can take on the insurance industry but can’t take on “the teachers unions” & school executives. about 9 hours ago from web

Because teacher unions in Missouri have unlimited power and insurance companies don’t?

Yes, this Tim Jones.

In today’s Kansas City Star:

…said her anger is real.

The Lee’s Summit resident fears Obama’s plans for health care reform won’t work, and she resents criticism of the town hall outbursts.

“I don’t remember criticism of the people shouting, ‘Thousands died, Bush lied,'” she said. “It was OK to demonize Bush, but when we’re talking about real policy issues, we mustn’t mention it…”

Lying to get us to a war in Iraq or to gin up Homeland Security alerts for partisan political gain before a national election weren’t “real policy issues”? It boggles the mind.

“…I don’t remember criticism of the people shouting, ‘Thousands died, Bush lied,’ she said….”

Matthews, Gingrich, Hannity, others seize on new bin Laden tape to discredit war critics

January 20, 2006 3:47 pm ET

…Several media figures have seized on Osama bin Laden’s newly released audiotape to denounce critics of the Bush administration’s conduct of the war in Iraq. Explicitly asserting comparisons between bin Laden and prominent war critics…

March 22, 2003, 5:57pm EST

ANTI-WAR PROTESTS CONTINUE WITH LARGE CROWDS IN N.Y

…Signs from the demonstrators supporting war read, “We Gave Peace a Chance and It Cost Us 9/11” and “Anti-War is Anti-American…”

And it goes on and on and on and on…

To quote a Congressman from Massachusetts: “On what planet do you spend most of your time?”

* it’s okay if you’re a republican

From a comment at Digby’s place:

…you should never argue semantics with people with a mental age of twelve and the historical perspective of a houseplant.

We are not worthy.

Lesley is the master.

If we’re not at war with Muslim terrorism, why do I have to remove my shoes before I’m allowed to board a plane?

Because your shoes don’t fit through the entry way.