You get what you vote for

Steve Benen also thinks the Obama-Boehner speech spat was ridiculous. He sadly notes that: "If Americans wanted a responsible Congress, ready and willing to act in the nation's interest, and able to work constructively in response to critical challenges, they made a tragic mistake in November 2010. Yesterday's largely inconsequential fiasco will fade away soon enough, but it's symbolic of a larger problem: voters elected far-right children to run the legislative branch of government."