Menendez's Dramatics

The head of the DSCC has made a comment that, frankly, comes out of nowhere. Robert Menendez has said that negotiating with Republicans over the tax deal is like negotiating with terrorists. What? Meantime, Claire McCaskell has said that if the wealthy tax breaks are passed, Americans might have to take up pitchforks. Only if it's the end of the world. Which, given how politicians spend, may yet occur. Obviously, Mr. Menendez's aides have said that he was not comparing Republicans to terrorists. Really, do they think anyone believes that? He was going to be replaced before this though, so it really doesn't matter too much.