I once had the absurd notion that I'd like to run for a seat in the House of Representatives. At the time, I lived in Northern Virginia and its proximity to the Pentagon never made it a very hospitable place for Democrats - at least for any significant length of time. Nonetheless, I was young - I had a rich fantasy life and I had a crush on Tim Flynn, who said he wanted the same thing. So it all made sense at the time. I thought we'd be the first couple in Congress - unfortunately he was from California so it didn't last very long. Ah, youth!

Anyway - once again, I can safely say that I am grateful not to be counted among our esteemed Members of Congress. I love the way these guys work sometimes but protecting their own never seems to fall through the cracks. But I guess this is good news for my brother and sister - both of whom work for the federal government.

I don't know if I'm more outraged that they actually did it or that the Democrats provided "silent approval" and then bitched and moaned to the press after the fact.