Oh For Fuck's Sake Already

Apparently John Boehner fought of enough wingnuts in his party to be re-elected Speaker; in this article we note this:

Because many members of New York’s congressional delegation were in Manhattan for the funeral of former Gov. Mario Cuomo, while others could not be in Washington due to inclement weather, Boehner could have afforded to lose nearly 40 votes among the House GOP’s 247-member conference.

It wouldn't have made any difference but can we all agree this nonsensical "unless they're physically present they can't vote nonsense?

"But Xmastime", you say in the voice of Craig “Ironhead” Heyward from those soap commercials (RIP), “didn't you bitch about this years ago?"


Sigh. Yes I did, faithful readers. YES I DID.