Wiener of the Week

This week the WotW goes to Team Donkey for their refusal to even allow a vote on lifting the offshore oil drilling ban.

This is truly an example of the democratic process at work (/sarcasm). We elect representatives to make tough choices that impact the lives of each and every one of us. And they dither. And they dally. And they equivocate. They CAN'T vote. Why? Because voting will put them on the record, one way or another.

Team Elephant is just DYING to vote on this issue because, for a change, they're on the right side of an issue. Team Donkey? They're so beholden to Big Enviro that, if they vote for American interests (a Yes vote), they'll lose the Big Enviro vote (more importantly, they'll lose the Big Enviro money). But if they vote No, Americans will rightly see them as being out of touch with economic reality, and Team Donkey will lose their votes. Lose/lose. That's what happens when your constituency shifts from the people you represent to the money you represent.

For showing true cowardice in the face of adversity, Team Donkey is the Wiener of the Week.