The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that.....

[LaMouffette]

15. I used to think Congress was like a husband and wife who cannot agree on which color to paint

their house. The husband wants to paint it red and the wife wants to paint it blue. But instead of compromising on a different color or painting it both colors or painting it one color on the outside and the other color on the inside, they each insist on getting their own way, and the house never does get painted. But then, the wife goes away for the weekend, and the husband paints the house red. The wife is pissed, but bides her time until the husband goes away for a few days, and then she paints the house blue. The husband returns and is pissed. He vows to paint the house red the next time the wife goes away.

All that paint wasted. All that time and hard work wasted. All that money wasted. All the horrible feelings between them. And Congress? Same thing. Every time the other party gets into power, they try to undo everything that has just been done by the other party.

But that kind of both-sides-erism does not apply anymore. AT ALL. Congress has gone from dysfunctional to deadly, and it is ALL Republicans' fault for being willing to lie, cheat, steal, obstruct, and murder to retain (or regain) power.

To go back to the marriage metaphor, now, thanks to Republicans, Congress is like a husband who gets drunk, beats the crap out of his wife, and threatens to kill her, and then the next day, not the least bit remorseful, whines that she should just get over it.