What is going on inside the head of California Senator Dianne Feinstein? I mean that question seriously. I simply cannot understand why Senator Feinstein would stand in Senate chambers and declare in one moment,

I spent all afternoon on the McConnell bill and am just beginning to understand the subtleties in it and the others laws that come into play…

and then in the next moment cast a YES vote on the bill? This was a consequential bill about spying on people without a warrant. It merited consideration. If Senator Feinstein had switched her vote, the measure couldn’t have gained cloture — and then there would have been time for debate and consideration. Any senator can delay a bill for a time. Why didn’t Senator Feinstein take the time to put the breaks on the inaptly-named “Protect America Act” and think about it a little bit more? Does Senator Feinstein not care enough about this country to get it right?

I am flabbergasted. Simply flabbergasted. Dianne Feinstein, you owe the nation an explanation.