bridge game on the Titanic

"It's like people bickering over a bridge game on the Titanic ...
meanwhile there's an iceberg right there" -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; on the recent news cycle coverage in contrast to the real challenges facing the nation.. "I believe (Rick Santorum's) race is the most important U.S. Senate race in the country this year. He's a principled person who realizes what the stakes are in the world."

"Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant." -- Doug Horton

Beauty is variable: The Republicans.
Ugliness is constant: The Democrats.