OK, so it's no longer safe to ride down the street with an Obama bumper sticker on your car. What's next?
Death threats, white powder envelopes and bricks through windows—members of Congress are under attack for voting for health care reform.
Our own congressman, Jim Cooper, is no exception. "There have been threats for many months, since this debate started. We have worked with Metro Police, Capitol Police and the FBI, and we will continue to do so. We have taken steps to protect our staff in our offices in Nashville, but I'm not going to go into any other specifics concerning the threats or the response to them," says his press secretary, Peter Boogaard, in an email to Pith.
Tea party protesters broke through the boundaries of civility this week at the legislature. They clogged the hallways of the Legislative Plaza, jeering and screaming in anger when lawmakers delayed voting on bills purporting to challenge the health care overhaul. It was like the summer's notorious town hall mauls.
Will Republican office-holders ever take responsibility for egging on this nastiness? Hah! House Minority Whip Eric Cantor blames Democrats.
