Shrill Republicans

Among the examples of Republican fly-off-the-handle-ism in an apparent attempt to gain the media spotlight, I heard Newt Gingrich howling yesterday on Fox News Radio about how the Senate approved the extension of jobless benefits to millions of people still out of work due to the long recession.

His reason for objection? The debt dollars that will have to be shouldered by future generations.

So now Im wondering which is worse: the expenditure of billions and billions on war in the Middle East, or of a much smaller amount to families (remember the families, Newt? your constituency?) whose children will benefit during the short term while their mom's and dad's find work? 

I wonder if the assumption on the part of Gingrich is that most of those remaining unemployed are simply deadbeats who want to live off the government. Unfortunately, I personally know too many honest men and women who want to work but cant, and there is still too much talk of layoffs nationwide to assume this.

I would even venture to say that some of those children might be willing to take on a little more national debt to get them through the worst recession since the 30's so they can even have a future.

But in comparison to the spending on unnecessary war sponsored largely by the formerly Republican congress...well, there is no comparison.