"They were disgraceful. Their sneering and total lack of grace made W loom even larger and look more Presidential by comparison, and magnified the power of his straightforward, confident even speech."
YES!! Their hooting and hollering at the fact that SS reform wasn't passed made me think of a bunch of monkeys in a cage. I know that sounds weird, but that's the image that came to mind.
Not weird at all, and not an inaccurate image.