The Invisible Republic

So let's recap: AP said Thursday that at least 10 congressional Democrats now have reported threats and menacing harassment, including incidents at their offices in New York, Arizona and Kansas. Others, including antiabortion healthcare supporter Bart Stupak, have received death threats, and an undisclosed number of lawmakers have been given increased police protection. Into that climate of real danger, Cantor inserted his own easily disproven claim of violence. And that's not all he did: He accused Democrats of increasing the risk of violence against themselves by complaining about it. "By ratcheting up the rhetoric, some will only inflame these situations to dangerous levels," Cantor claimed. "Enough is enough. It has to stop."

That part Cantor is right about: It has to stop. But don't look to any GOP leaders to make sure it does.

This is what you've become, Republicans. If you are a Republican, your allegiance to the party and your failure to denounce this increasing climate of political violence makes you just as guilty of it.