Rich Lowry:

Pelosi unloads on House Republicans. Why is it always OK for Democrats to call Republicans “unpatriotic”?

Ramesh Ponnuru:

Because it has no sting.

But I thought dissent itself was patriotic.

Update: “We’re staring down the barrel of the worst disaster since Katrina or maybe even 9/11 and these people are playing douchebag psych-out games with each other.”