Cal Thomas | Two contrasting congressional days

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } On May 17 in Washington, there was evidence of why only 16% of the public approves of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll. During a House Oversight Committee hearing on whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena, several House members resorted to schoolyard taunts and raucous name-calling. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., started it by claiming U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, couldn’t see the resolution being discussed because “… your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.” Crockett, who is Black, responded by calling Greene, who is white, a “racist.” It went downhill from there. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., quickly joined the fight: “How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person?” she shouted. “Are your feelings hurt?” Greene asked facetiously. “Oh, girl, oh, baby girl, don’t even play,” Ocasio-Cortez shot back, leading Greene to say, “Oh, really, baby girl?” Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., appeared flummoxed, as though he had no idea how to gain control of the situation. Order was eventually restored. House...