This whole debacle illustrates the best and the worst of democracy. You have a huge jumbo trying to do a safe landing, and there are copilots who are intent to

This whole debacle illustrates the best and the worst of democracy. You have a huge jumbo trying to do a safe landing, and there are copilots who are intent to driving it into the ditch before the next election. Your country can suffer one GWB, but the Tea Party is another kettle of fish. They'll burn down the house and then regret it.