And we wonder why Congress is the hot, dysfunctional mess it is.  Our(?) reps come off as the Three Stooges. Lot's of levels here - Stooges for the Telecom's that contributed to ALL three.  Stooges in "rationale". Stooges in character. Stooges for the laughter provided in failing the laugh test.  Red Meat base Stooges.  But that's the GOP way - toss it all out rather than address what's not quite right with a decent basic process.