Split? No! How About Fissure?

We're looking at total fracture of a political party and surprisingly it isn't about a major federal policy issue; you know, one of those things authorized under enumerated powers. Nope, this is about a purely local municipal zoning fracas.

Now, as I've already laid out here, there are issues of the First Amendment in play, there are the issues of compassion and judgment, there are issues of political leverage. All of that and more. But they typically would only be resolved by impact on the next city election or by someone with standing bring suit in a court of law.

The mayor of a city stood and expressed a position. The zoning and historical commissions with authority ruled on the proposal. The people in the community spoke out. No really unusual stuff going on there.

Then the congress-critters with districts involved spoke out and the pot heated up. With relative wisdom the senators of the state kept their mouths shut for a time. The media started to stir the cauldron and the total temperature began to rise.

In a matter of a few days time, the Messiah himself stood to make it perfectly clear...and then clarified his remarks the next day...and then had several White House spokespersons parse his statements to wring the nuances out. He was in favor of it before he was against it because it was right even if it wasn't wise but it was traditionally American even while being anti-federalism policy intervention. That was certain.

That's his right, but the next day the Senate Majority Leader on his way to the guillotine in his district took exception to the Bamster's position and argued strongly against it.

Now, we here this:

Speaker Pelosi Marvels at What Islam Hath Wrought

Doesn't she have a magnificent way with words. From her vantage point nearly 3000 miles away in San Francisco she knows precisely what New Yorkers should be doing, which isn't what the Senator thinks and is apart from what the President says and is sort of in agreement with the Mayor who is on an opposite sheet of music from the Governor of the state.

Is this an ideologically consistent political party here or do we see a cluster of self-centered pols fighting for their political lives? Are they driven by principle and a strong belief in the Constitutional republic or are they rats snarling and biting at each other to insure they have a place at the cheese block in two months time?