The members of the Senate have way too much class and dignity to slam members of the opposition.....except for the Dimocrats, of course!
"The members of the Senate have way too much class and dignity to slam members of the opposition.....except for the Dimocrats, of course!"
Setting their pretenses (and your probable sarcasm) aside, the Republicans are, in fact, afraid to speak in this manner, and, as you point out, the Democrats are not.
To be fair, the reason is that if a Republican spoke out like this, he or she would be subjected to a 360° attack by the media. Traditionally, politicians have tried to avoid such attacks as a matter of course in the process of conducting politics, because such attacks cost votes.
As I see it, two things are needed. First, we need more Republican Senators with thicker skins. Second, we need some conservative media.