Tom Friedman's latest column takes on a politics in which there "don’t seem to be any adults at the top" in the midst of a "once-a-century financial crisis." Case study #1: Eric Cantor.I saw Eric Cantor, a Republican House leader, on CNBC the other day, and the entire interview consisted of him trying to exploit the A.I.G. situation for partisan gain without one constructive thought. I just kept staring at him and thinking: “Do you not have kids? Do you not have a pension that you’re worried about? Do you live in some gated community where all the banks will be O.K., even if our biggest banks go under? Do you think your party automatically wins if the country loses? What are you thinking?”I'll tell you what he's thinking: spin, spin, spin...and pretend to be a "leader" when I have no idea what the heck I'm talking about or what my party stands for. Oh, and goal #2: at all costs, don't get yelled at by Rush!
