When Dems hold forth at Congressional hearings, their silliness and / or their evil are on full display

For the silliness, look no further than yesterday's House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on "global warming." It was short on witness with any kind of science expertise, but long on grandstanders. There was the Reverend Leo Woodbury of the Kingdom Living Temple Church, who pontificated about "environmental justice." Reverend Lennox Yearwood, president of - I kid you not, there's a real outfit with this name - the Hip Hop Caucus who said, "Climate change is a civil rights issue."

One Freedom-Hater legislator got a big-time case of the feels when interacting with one person appearing before the committee, due to that person's deep wisdom and vast knowledge accumulated over a long and experience-filled life:

New Mexico Democratic Rep. Debra Haaland broke into tears when speaking to one of hearing witnesses — a 16-year-old environmental activists. Haaland said, “I just want to recognize your presence here.”

Nadia Nazar, the 16-year-old founder of the Zero Hour Movement, said the Trump administration’s inaction on “climate change is violating my right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” according to her prepared remarks.

There was a "scientist" from the Union of Concerned Scientists who wanted to try to claim that at least 21 people recently died in some kind of "polar vortex," a dog-vomit concept being peddled by these ever-mer desperate alarmists.

Judith Curry was there as a voice of reason. God bless her.

Then there was Ilhan Omar's display of her signature obnoxiousness at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Venezuela. (By the way, what the hell is she doing still sitting on that committee now that her Jew-hatred and Israel-hatred are well known?)

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday angered Trump administration Special Envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams by saying his role in the Iran-Contra scandal gives her no reason to think he can be truthful before Congress. 

Abrams appeared at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to talk about Venezuela, and the Michigan Democrat started her portion of the hearing by saying she doesn't trust him. 

"I fail to understand why members of this committee of the American people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful," Omar said after noting that Abrams pleaded guilty to withholding information from Congress about Iran-Contra.

When Abrams tried to reply, Omar said she hadn't asked him a question. 

"It is not right [if] members of this committee can attack the witness who is not permitted to reply," Abrams said. 

"That was not a question," Omar said. "Thank you for your participation." 

Omar has been the subject of criticism from both Republicans and Democrats after some of her tweets were labeled anti-Semitic. But she avoided talk about religion in her back-and-forth with Abrams, who is Jewish. 

Omar then asked Abrams if he supported violence against civilians if it furthers U.S. policy. 

"That is a ridiculous question," Abrams said. 

"Yes or no," Omar insisted. 

"No," Abrams said. 

"I will take that as a yes," she said. 

"I am not going to respond to that kind of personal attack, which is not a question," he said. 

Abrams refused another question that alluded to his past, but then did reply when she asked if it's U.S. policy to ensure human rights are not violated. 

"I suppose there is a question in there, and the answer is that the entire thrust of American policy in Venezuela is to support the Venezuelan people's effort to restore democracy to their country. That's our policy," he said. 

To my fellow post-Americans: We have turned the House of Representatives into a sewer. We have to live with it until November 2020. Please, let's redeem ourselves and restore it to being a place where grownups deliberate sane policy when we get the opportunity.