This is a good week to revisit the old adage: When you're in a hole, stop digging. Politicians this week set new highs in their ability to plumb lows. First there was Geraldine Ferraro spinning herself dizzy after her comments about Barack Obama and race. Josh Marshall's mash-up of her public statements.
So, this isn't about race, you're only being attacked because you're white? Could you care to explain? No, better not.
Read on. But she's not the only one sticking her foot in her mouth. President Bush is still the king of political shoe suckers.
You sometimes have to wonder about President Bush. Here's a real gem from an exchange after Mr Bush held a tele-conference with military officials in Afghanistan:
"I must say, I'm a little envious," Bush said. "If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed.""It must be exciting for you ... in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks," Bush said.
War is romantic. The US military should start using that as a recruiting slogan. But, President Bush has also been recorded singing a parody song at the "supposedly off-the-record Gridiron Club dinner in Washington". Someone posted the video to YouTube.
For those of you who need some background on the references, "the lyrics, which poke fun at some of the most controversial moments in the Bush administration - the prosecution of vice presidential aide Scooter Libby, the collapse of his nomination of Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, to the Supreme Court - are almost entirely clear, over the laughter."
