If the co-owner of your company recommends you for a raise, but his partner refuses to act on it, whose fault is it when you don’t get the raise?

Open message to E.J. Dionne, Jr. – it’s the partner causing the problem.

For reasons unknown, Mr. Dionne’s allowed to write Washington Post opinion articles. We say ‘reasons unknown’, because usually to write for large news publications one would think fact, integrity, and logic should prevail…but in his case…?

Harsh words, maybe, but how else do you describe a ‘learned’ writer who ignores ‘fact, integrity, and logic’? His latest article about the fiscal cliff is a case in point.

Dionne cites a ‘crisis in our political system’, leading us to a ‘constitutional crackup‘ which will see our ‘country fall into chaos‘…because dastardly House Republicans refuse to ‘avert a fiscal nightmare‘ by doing their job and accepting political realities. But when something that nightmarish – by his own standards – is seen heading toward us, shouldn’t relevant information be on the table?

Uuhhh, Mr. Dionne, H.R. 8, a House Republican bill extending the current tax rate (and, OMG, averting a ‘fiscal nightmare’) has been hidden since Senate Democrats refuse to allow discussion, procedures to amend, or otherwise vote on it… one way or the other.

Oh…did we mention HR8 has been jailed in the Democrat Senate dungeon since August 1st? So, when you wail for Congress “to be allowed to work its will”, it would seem Democrats have…by imprisoning legislation for months, rather than crafting it!

Mr. Dionne, the next time you mention politicians “who would rather see the country fall into chaos than vote for anything that might offend their ideological sensibilities…”

…Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid better be the target of your wrath.

Otherwise, in our opinion that village got lucky, pawning you off on the Post.