Feinstein's Folly

The dimwitted Senator Dianne Feinstein of Calexico decides that she is going to undertake the Herculean task of uniting mainland China and Taiwan. How, you ask? How about a pimp slap for Taiwan:

Feinstein, who in 1979 as mayor of San Francisco brokered a sister-city relationship between San Francisco and Shanghai, blasted Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in her speech. Chen, she said, has taken what she characterized as a provocative and belligerent stance toward mainland China, all for his personal political gain, in hopes that he can be hailed as the savior who stands up to Communist Chin.

At first I was horrified at her remarks. But I never realized that she had "brokered a sister-city relationship". This suck up almost makes the President's pale in comparison. But her words are the babblings of a dim and ineffectual Senator. The President's capitulation matters.