La la la, we can’t hear you

What exactly do GOP members of the House Budget Committee think they’re accomplishing by not showing up for a hearing on the cost of the Iraq war and occupation through 2017, which, by the way, the Congressional Budget Office now estimates at $2.4 TRILLION. That’s 2,400 million-dollar bills, people.

Do they think that not confronting this makes it not a problem? Or are they protesting the result of a disastrous policy that they supported and continue to support? Either way, their refusal to face the situation is a disservice to the people they pretend to represent.

Here’s a list of the Republicans on the committee who prefer to bury their heads in the sand rather than address or even acknowledge one of this country's most serious problems. The accountability party indeed. Remember them next time you’re in a voting booth. Show them what accountability really is.

J. Gresham Barrett, SC; Jo Bonner, AL; Scott Garrett, NJ; Mario Diaz-Balart, FL; Jeb Hensarling, TX; Daniel E. Lungren, CA; Michael K. Simpson, ID; Patrick T. McHenry, NC; Connie Mack, FL; K. Michael Conaway, TX; John Campbell, CA;Patrick J. Tiberi, OH; Jon C. Porter, NV; Rodney Alexander, LA; Adrian Smith, NE.