This is Why I Read Blogs

Because no one gets the political climate in this country like Digby:

You can see the contours already as you observe the unbelievable sight of the House Republicans taking to the floor to assail the Dems for earmarks. Really. They are. They have no shame and no conscience and they can switch gears and turn on the phony sanctimony without even a sheepish grin to show they know they are full of shit. For them this is combat by any means necessary and they simply don't care if someone says they are hypocrites.

So my advice is - read Digby, or watch MSNBC and see Chris Matthews wax poetic about Fred Thompson and Old English After Shave.