I have a different spin on the whole thing. My perspective is that Patty just "outed herself" and exposed her true beliefs, which is sad.
As a good democrat she believes in her heart that pork-barrel tax and spend politics is the only way a government shows it cares for its citizens. If you don't deliver the pork, your people won't love you. That is what she beleives and that is how she views this.
It doesn't matter the Osama is a cold blooded killer. It doesn't matter that a Democrat is a womanizer or corrupt, all that matters is that he delivers the pork to his people. Such a shame!