House Democrats Cynically Use Orlando Shooting as a Fundraising Opportunity

So, now it comes out why the Democrats were having a sit in on the House floor. They wanted money, and were cynically using the sit in as a fund raising gag. Of course there were no votes to be done, so this was just a publicity stunt. Paul Ryan was probably right not to have them dragged off the floor, no doubt in front of the cameras. That would have just made it worse.