So's your mother!

Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, started a ruckus in the Senate yesterday by referring to the Senate Republicans as "Bush's 49 puppets." He was referring to the continual roadblocks the Republican minority throws up to prevent floor consideration or voting on almost anything calling it "filibuster on steroids."

Our own Arlen Specter was not about to take that lying down and questioned Reid's ability to lead the Senate majority. He accused Reid of violating Senate Rule XIX that states “No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.”

Well, once everybody's tempers cooled, the Senate got back to business. The first order of business was the long overdue budget bill regarding transportation and housing.

Guess what...the Republicans objected to bringing it to a vote. Guess who stood up to voice the objection...our own Arlen Specter.

I'm sure I'm not the only one to see the irony in this.