Yarmuth's Big Dreams Collide With Reality

I told you about a month ago about how Yarmuth made a fool of himself in Congress recently by treating the nation's Capitol like a protesting grounds.

John Yarmuth (D- KY / San Francisco made and distributed stupid buttons to some of his colleagues on Capitol Hill which succintly declared "Article 1."

This was supposed to remind everyone of how everything is supposed to be done by Congress, according to the Constitution, and how the President isn't supposed to do anything.

Page One Kentucky is now reporting that Yarmuth and his protesting buddies are no longer allowed to wear the buttons because "the pins violate House rules that forbid the 'wearing of badges by members to communicate a message.'"

I guess this is one of those scenarios where the notion of unlimited freedom to say whatever you want, wherever you want, is scaled back a bit for the sake of propriety and order.

It's a big blow for the 60s generation. Maybe Hillary Clinton will wear the button on the campaign trail now, as a show of solidarity with her fellow oppressed liberal John Yarmuth.

Yarmuth's dreams colliding with the reality of House rules may cause a whole 'nother round of protests and hearings if the Washington Post's account of Yarmuth's reaction to having his buttons taken away is accurate:

A ticked-off Yarmuth whipped off a letter this week to House Parliamentarian John Sullivan challenging the ruling and asking close to (but maybe not quite) a million questions as to why his button has been banned.

Grown-up teenager. Man, I wish John Yarmuth would fly away. He is just not serious about his job.