Where are the Conservative Tea Partiers Now After Watching the Republicans Hold Up Making our Nations Airlines Safe From Terrorists?

Can you imagine the Republican reaction if a Democrat blocked the confirmation of the head of the TSA after the underpants bomber attack? No really. It would be the end of the Democratic Party. They would never shake off their soft on terror shoud.

Yet Republicans now don't feel one bit of urgency.

(AP) - Republican Sen. Jim DeMint … blocking confirmation of Obama's choice to head the Transportation Security Administration … brushed off accusations by Democrats that he's unnecessarily delaying Southers' confirmation at a time of increasing terrorist threats and a leadership vacuum at the agency.

Can you imagine the Republican reaction if a Democrat held up the confirmation of the guy needed to head up the TSA, over a minor quibble based solely on an unrelated ideological position?

The South Carolina senator said he's concerned that Southers would allow TSA employees to have collective bargaining, something he opposes. Southers "will not give me a straight answer." DeMint also said, "What I want is a few hours of debate on Mr. Southers to fix the nation back on security and get politics, especially union politics, out of our security apparatus."

What could be more important than protecting us from organized labor, even at the risk blowing up 250 airline passengers.

Can you imagine the Republican reaction if someone tried to blow up a plane…