The Consequence-Free World of Twitter

Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has gone out of his way today to spread allegations that unnamed Democratic leaders are committing acts of "bribery" and "blackmail" to threaten other Democratic lawmakers. 

Kinder doesn't have any evidence to back this up, and hasn't explained who he thinks is bribing and blackmailing whom.  I asked via Twitter who his is accusing of such crimes, but (you'll be surprised to learn) he has not responded. 

Kinder's quote comes from this blog post written by political communications consultant and former Reagan Administration speechwriter, Clark Judge.  Judge doesn't appear to have any specific evidence or allegations either; he writes that (1) the White House has "hinted that they might be open to more deals like the Louisiana Purchase and the Cornhusker Kickback," and (2) "bribery is apparently now combined with blackmail, as, according to some members, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill threaten their party’s holdouts with ethics investigations."

If the highest-ranking Republican in Missouri accuses Democratic leaders (people in the White House? Pelosi?  Reid) of bribing and blackmailing Members of Congress, shouldn't that prompt some follow up questions?  Or does Peter Kinder have so little credibility left that it gets dismissed as just one crazy tweet among many?