Apparently independent, ideological groups informing average Americans of where town halls are going to be held qualifies as “mob” behavior. But an official body of a political party holding a “war room” in the halls of Congress to help elected leaders hide from the American people is just dandy.

House Democratic leaders have set up a healthcare “war room” to help their rank-and-file members navigate a tumultuous August in which they find themselves on the defensive on their signature issue.

The effort is being run out of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) office, but is being manned around the clock by a rotation of leadership and key committee staff members, according to leadership aides.

Although the war room, or “healthcare hotline,” is primarily designed to give members the ability to get immediate health policy answers and updates from leadership offices, top Democrats are also planning to use it to help their colleagues respond effectively to political and press attacks, if necessary.

Wait. You mean they’re coordinating messages, getting the latest talking points from headquarters, and utilizing pooled resources to combat the media and American people? And yet that’s not mob behavior. But God forbid American citizens ask their friends to show up with them to criticize their elected officials. The horror!

Thanks to JWF, via Hot Air.