Rep. Jim Cooper's misplaced anger

Kleinheider was reading his Wall Street Journal this morning and came across this note of anger from Rep. Jim Cooper.

But many party leaders are angry that the Clinton camp is forcing the issue in this way. They fear it could antagonize other states and Obama supporters, and potentially split the party.

"There is nervousness, there is fatigue, and there is deep concern we’ve put process over substance," with the fights over party rules and delegate counts, said Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee, an Obama supporter. But, he insisted, "Democrats are in great shape, if we just stop fighting each other."

It must really chap Rep. Jim Cooper's hide to think the votes of Democrats in states who foolishly refused to move their primaries early enough to matter are finally having a say in who becomes the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. It's no wonder why states like Florida and Michigan moved their primaries when politicians continue to express frustration over letting votes cast as late as May or June actually matter.

This is what elections are all about. It's about voters turning out in record numbers. It's about record numbers of Americans registering and voting for the first time in their lives and coming together in November educated and passionate enough to care about the course of our great nation.

I wonder how much whining my grandfather did about being nervous or tired when he volunteered to fight in World War II to defend the most precious American right to vote? With all due respect, Rep. Cooper should shut up and chill out with the whining and let the people's voices be heard.