Harry Reid asks senators to do their job. David Vitter cries about it.

C'mon Sen. Vitter. We all know you like being penned in. Admit it, buddy.
 

C'mon Sen. Vitter. We all know you like being penned in. Admit it, buddy.
 

Poor David Vitter. He'd planned on showing his contempt for President Obama by skipping tonight's job's speech in favor of returning to Louisiana to host a party for the NFL season opener featuring the New Orleans Saints. But then mean old Harry Reid did the unthinkable. He actually gave senators some work to do.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled a vote for Thursday to proceed on a measure related to the country’s debt – a can’t-miss vote for most members.

The timing of the vote? Right after Obama’s 7 p.m. jobs speech.

And as a result, David Vitter had to cancel his plans. Now he's crying about it:

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), who had sent an e-mail to supporters Wednesday trumpeting his decision to skip the speech and host a New Orleans Saints party instead, said Thursday that he would remain in Washington for the speech and vote – but he was not pleased to be doing so.

In a second e-mail to supporters and in messages on Twitter and Facebook, Vitter accused Reid of playing politics by scheduling the debt vote for Thursday night.

“Typical Harry Reid,” Vitter wrote to supporters in a message with the subject line, “More Scheduling Hijinks.” “He’s now scheduled votes that should’ve been held this morning for right before and right AFTER prez’s speech. Pens in those who would have skipped speech, like me. So now I’ll miss my own Saints game party at home. [...]

Boo, too, hoo. You want some diapers with those tears?