No, we're not kidding and yes, Mother's Day is this Sunday.

As reported in The Washington Post:

On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, "Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day," when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), rose in protest.

"Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote," he announced.

Tiahrt then joined 177 of his Republican friends and voted against their mothers, and ate up 28 minutes of their day in doing so.

Which - of course - was the point. While Kansans struggle to afford skyrocketing gas prices, food prices and mortgage payments, Republicans are bringing Congress to a standstill.

As House Democrats tried to pass legislation to ease the mortgage crisis on Wednesday, Republicans served up hours of procedural delays, demanding a score of roll call votes: 10 motions to adjourn, half a dozen motions to reconsider, various and sundry amendments, a motion to approve the daily journal, a motion to instruct and a "motion to rise."

The high point came just after 6 p.m., when, after one of the motions to adjourn, 61 members lined up to change their votes, one by one. Forty-six went from aye to no, while 15 changed from no to aye. The maneuver ate up 28 minutes in all -- and caused an eruption by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who accused the minority of a "filibuster by vote changing."

A Tiahrt spokesman later assured everyone that Todd in fact does love his mother. But, does he care at all about the thousands of Kansans who are in danger of losing their homes or the thousands more who are struggling to afford gas, food or prescription drugs?

Apparently not.

Who thinks Tiahrt owes his mother and the people of the 4th District a BIG bouquet of flowers this Sunday?