To Pair Or Not To Pair

Did you enjoy all that kerfuffle about whether Chris Huhne would be flying back for the fees vote or not? According to Edie it was partly due to the opposition not being willing to pair. Huhne is quote as saying "It is hugely regrettable that Ed Miliband's Labour Party has decided to put short-term political point scoring ahead of the long-term interests of the planet. They are putting the next two days ahead of the next two generations". Of course, Labour has a counter argument about management of parliamentary time to avopid such clashes. Don't you just wish that the whole lot of them could grow up and avoid sounding so infantile in public?