The Knives of D.C.

While many people have been caught up watching reality programming like "The Real Housewives of D.C.," I'm now watching a much more interesting drama in Congress.

Welcome to the political-post-election celebration that often occurs after every Election Day - "The Knives of Washington, D.C."

In this case, it's the Democrats who are wielding the long knives on each other, using the news media to make the case that the White House is full of incompetent fools or that Democratic lawmakers who lost their race were a bunch of back woods ignoramuses.

One thing that often gets aired are the White House slights - perceived or real - that are then taken as evidence that the President "doesn't get it" or is "out of touch" or "arrogant" and more.

The web site Politico has been airing these with a gusto in recent days, as Democratic lawmakers trot out their stories of Obama stiffing them at receptions and campaign events, not understanding their pleas on certain issues and more.

Two years ago, the guy was an Election Wizard when he won the White House.  Two years later, the Party Brain Trust is not happy with the President or his team of advisers.

Really, this is no different than a sports team.  When the team wins, the inner battles among players and coaches get smoothed over by victory.  No one cares whether the star player is a prima donna or a jerk.

But when the team loses, everyone seems to have a complaint about the players and/or the coaches and the job they were or were not doing before The Big Game.

The Washington post-mortem stories in recent days have been filled with finger-pointing that in many ways seems downright petty - unless you have a vested interest in the outcome - and then it becomes more about the direction of the party.

Two years ago, Republicans were the ones engaging in the time-tested tradition of post-election-circular-firing-squads, laying most of the blame on John McCain & Sarah Palin for the 2008 election drubbing at the hands of Barack Obama.

Now it's Obama in the starring role as John McCain, with Pelosi stepping in for Palin, as the Democrats play the role of election fools.

The Knives are out.  

While many people have been caught up watching reality programming like "The Real Housewives of D.C.," I'm now watching a much more interesting drama in Congress. Welcome to the political-post-election celebration that often occurs after every Election Day - "The Knives of Washington, D.C."In this case, it's the Democrats who ...