Blue on blue friendly fire casualty.

The tears of Democrats are sweet indeed.  Naturally, were I Gruber, I'd figure that my business with the Democrats was over, so why not get a bit of revenge and really tell all.

Elijah Cummings, an old boar ( or bore) of the progressives if there ever was one, said this:

We are here today to beat up on Jonathan Gruber for stupid — I mean absolutely stupid — comments he made over the last few years,” he began, staring angrily at the hapless professor.

“Let me be clear, I am extremely frustrated with Dr. Gruber’s statements,” Cummings continued. “They were irresponsibly, incredibly disrespectful, and did not reflect reality. And they were indeed insulting.”

“I was in Congress when this law was debated, and Dr. Gruber does not speak for me, or the chairman of the other committees who worked tirelessly on this bill,” he said. “We debated this legislation for nearly a year before it was finally passed and signed by the president! Never once did I believe or did anyone suggest that we were somehow hiding our goals from the American people.”

Too bad Gruber didn't feed it right back to him then and there.  Anyway, good stuff, which shows that Gruber's impolitic words really did hurt the Democratic brand.