MATT TAIBBI: Thanks, to a Politician Who Did His Job. When the IRS visited my home, Jim Jordan actually did something about it. Why couldn’t I call a Democrat?

Anticipating criticism for expressing public thanks to a Republican congressman, I’d like to ask Democratic Party partisans: to which elected Democrat should I have appealed for help in this matter? The one who called me a “so-called journalist” on the House floor? The one who told me to take off my “tinfoil hat” and put greater trust in intelligence services? The ones in leadership who threatened me with jail time? I gave votes to the party for thirty years. Which elected Democrat would have performed basic constituent services in my case? Feel free to raise a hand.

Exit question: “If silence is the answer, why should I ever vote for a Democrat again?”