Only a Liberal…

Let me repeat that… I still can’t quite believe it. In the New York State Senate in Albany, Democrat senators ran out the door, turned off the lights, and cut the internet feed to prevent their session from continuing (see article). Two Democrats evidently switched to the Republican side, changing the balance of power to the GOP, so in respect of the great legislative tradition of the United States, New York Democrats threw a monumental temper tantrum.

In true partisan fashion, Governor David Patterson chimed in:

“I don’t care if I’m the only one standing, but someone has got to stand up and say that this is wrong.”

He goes on to chide the New York State Senate for not spending enough time on governance. He never says what they did was illegal, just that it was wrong. I guess putting the Republicans in charge is wrong. I assume if it really was illegal, they wouldn’t have ran out of the senate, metaphorically popping the pigskin because they were losing the football game. They simply would have followed the legislative procedure to prevent the switching of parties in the middle of session.

Picture the Republicans doing this in the U.S. Senate when the Democrats regained their majority status. Keith Olbermann would have 2 weeks of material to rant about. In the article linked at the Drudge Report, the columnist actually spends a few paragraphs highlighting the legal trouble of the two new Republicans.

I don’t give a crap which party is in power in New York’s state senate, but the news of this temper tantrum is illustrative of the Democrat party and liberals in general. When the facts are against them, they resort to any means necessary, and exhibit no shame for it. Republicans were about to throw a touchdown, so the Democrats took the ball and popped it. Really? For those who still have respect for politicians, wake the fuck up. These people are children in suits.