Senate chaplain: ‘Save us from the madness’

Senate Chaplain Barry Black has been using his position to discourage lawmakers directly from allowing a lapse in the federal budget.

Rachel Maddow reports on how Senate Chaplain Barry Black is using his opening prayer to criticize the behavior of members of Congress for shutting down the government.

From the days leading up to the shutdown of the federal government, Senate Chaplain Barry Black has been using his position to discourage lawmakers directly from allowing a lapse in the federal budget.

With exhortations like “Deliver us from the hypocrisy of attempting to sound reasonable while being unreasonable,” the chaplain’s prayers have become increasingly sharp in their criticism.