I'm still off of reading dKos, but my other half pointed me to this front page article, asking, "Is this really a news story to get worked up over?"
Republican Senate staffers run an office pool on how many wildfires there will be each year. Tasteless and kinda callous? Absolutely. Worthy of our time? No.
We shouldn't be moralizing asshats because there's no ideological issue or difference at stake here. It's not a surprise to anyone that there are tasteless and/or callous people working in politics. A certain percentage of any population is just going to suck. Hill staffers are not an exception to this rule. I'm not trying to pull "both sides are just as bad" garbage (because, obviously, I don't think they are); I just don't think it's fair to try to blame a political party for basic, universal, human stupidity. If you wade into that quagmire you'll never get out.
So don't be a moralizing asshat...even when you have a right to be.
