"What is it with Hill Republicans and bloopers these days, anyway? Sheesh, haven't we already been embarrassed enough? Seemingly, when it comes to gaffes/goofs/verbal boners, Congressional Republicans have, for reasons which baffle me, more than their fair share. Is there something in the water, or what?" Nah--it's something in the MEDIA. I'm absolutetly sure that the Democrats suffer as badly, if not worse, from "foot in mouth" disease. The simple fact is, that 99% of reporters simply ignore any such remarks by Democrats.
Remember Algore in Chicago saying, "And about those Bulls...How about that Michael Jackson!"
One report and it was all over.