The David Broder Thought Experiment

 
Pulitzer-prize winning Washington Post columnnist David Broder recently called Harry Reid an "embarrassment" after the Senate Majority Leader declared the ongoing Iraq war "lost". In response, all 50 Democratic Senators published a joint letter roundly criticizing Broder for his comments.


Imagine if, every time a WaPo or New York Times columnist ripped a Republican leader, that all of the GOP Senators banded together to write a response. It would be a full-time job for each Senator and result in letters sent every day of the week, 365 days a year. And 366 days in 2008.


If there's anything that highlights the differences between the parties, it's frivolous behavior like the Democratic response to Broder's phrase. We can't get that many Democrats to band together to complain about terrorism.