"She [Sebelius] was there as a tree from which people could proudly fly their stupid flags."

[scarletwoman]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Charles Pierce!

The whole post is great, but his last paragraph is totally killer:

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/romney-rips-obama-on-affordable-care-act-speech-103013

Anyway, down in Washington, Sebelius ran through the now-ritual apologies for Glitchghazigate, but that wasn't enough. She was there as a tree from which people could proudly fly their stupid flags. Marsha Blackburn argued for people who wish to exercise their freedom to be cheated by insurance companies. John Shimkus blathered about abortion as Democrats on the panel tried to determine who won the pool on the first mention of abortion. Cory Gardner and Billy Long both ask the customary "If you love Obamacare so much, why don't you marry it?" question, perhaps believing that the committee's hearings were being piped into middle-school lunchrooms all over America. At one point, apparently, Sebelius commented, "Whatever," which seemed to sum things up admirably. I have never seen an oversight committee the primary function of which is the demolition of that which it is tasked to oversee. My plan does not cover nearly enough whiskey for this.

If you're not a regular reader of Charles Pierce's "Politics Blog", you're really missing out on some of the most excellent political commentary to be found anywhere!

sw

[dorkzilla]

1. Charlie is a national treasure!

He really is brilliant! Thanks for posting!