Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Everytime some loudmouth politician denounces policy disagreement as "treason," they prove the Founders knew what they were doing. Just because the Right loves to do it, doesn't mean we should. In fact, it's another reason we shouldn't.

Hyperbolic hyperbole has beenthe mainstay of rethug attention getting for a long time. An occasional turn-of-the-table is fitting.

Rep. Massa is my representative and I proudly voted for him over Bush loving Randy Kuhl. This is his first term and I can forgive his treason remark. From the clip it sounds like he was using a lot of military metaphors. I am amazed he was even elected in my district--a district where, when I wore my Obama shirt to the grocery store I received a lecture about socialism. Rep. Massa is passionate about healthcare reform. Bless him for doing the research and voting for what he believes will be good for the people of his district.

I think it more likely that Massa meant "treason against the negotiating group." In other words, they let Grassley have a seat at the table, trusting that he would work to modify the bill in a way that would get his support, and he betrayed their trust.

The more important point is that Josh needs to stop saying "whacked." The term is "wack."