The boy who cried wolf

I've seen several bloggers use the analogy of the "boy who cried wolf once too often," to gleefully describe what happened yesterday when the House let the "Spy On Protect America Act" expire. Indeed, I was tempted to use it as well until I thought through how the end of that story goes. As you'll recall, the wolf actually shows up. I certainly don't think that's what's going to happen here, but I certainly wouldn't be gleeful if it did.