For the simple reason that McConnell's treasonous act confirmed beyond any doubt what many of us already knew after eight continuous years of Republican obstruction against Obama that began with McConnell himself the day after Obama was elected: that the nation is at war with itself, and indeed, that the Civil War never really ended, but is rather being played out in an entirely new way. When your enemy has a gun pointed at your head you can either fight back or let them kill you. With my enemy, Republicans, I'd rather fight back. Hence the rationale behind my comment. Republicans now routinely ignore the old-fashioned adherence to Marquess of Queensberry rules of engagement - for them it's now party first, country be d*mned. For them, everything is now a street fight. For Democrats to pretend otherwise is just plain foolish. I, for one, am in no mood to be foolish. We're not going to be fooled into bringing a knife to a gun fight any longer. Not this time. This is indeed war.