[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Think about it folks.... This self admitted drunk, drug addict, bipolar, psychologically fragile, abusive, careless, reckless, destructive and "I'm above the law" asshole - can get elected to CONGRESS...

Actually, if you are a Democrat, these are highly desirable credentials.

[cgbg]

Nancy Pelosi should get to a microphone right now--and announce that she is stepping down from her leadership position the moment that Patches returns from rehab--because Patches represents the highest values of the Democratic Party.

(In case you don't know what those "highest values" are, we are talking about great lying skills including an ability to black out from time to time, lots of inherited family money, sexual promiscuity, preferably with members of both sexes, ideally with children, and hopefully involving rape, and a PHD in high treason from an Ivy League College.)