This just fucking pisses me off. One of the must frustrating things about being a Democrat is that there is always some clown in the party who has to go off message and give aid and comfort to the enemy.
This time it's Ron Wyden hopping into bed with Paul Ryan on Medicare reform -- in the process helping give the Republicans cover on what should be a great issue for us in the 2012 election. Why, why, why you might ask. And honestly, I couldn't fucking tell you.
A friend of mine with extensive dealings on the Hill posits that Wyden has been politically incoherent for much of his career, is a little bit crazy, and very enamored of his own ideas and rectitude. Sounds completely plausible to me.