Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Last night on Larry King Live, Republican Congressman Ray Lahood said that the page program was "flawed" and basically Congress couldn't handle it (i.e., couldn't keep its zipper closed around children). Think about that. They can't control a small program of 80 kids in their own building.

No wonder Iraq is quagmire. No wonder the deficit is out of control. No wonder the Katrina response was such a disaster. The GOP can't manage the page program. They don't deserve to run the government. (Also, notice how LaHood says that Hastert's staffer apparently runs the entire office - no one told him about it, LaHood says. Cute, but several members of Congress told Hastert about the emails, so LaHood needs to stop playing down this scandal.)

Having said that, Cong. Robert Wexler (D-FL) kicks LaHood's ass in this interview. Wexler is amazing. We need to hear more from this guy, Tim Ryan (D-OH), and the other young kick-ass Dems who are clearly the future of the party.