Culture of the Crapulent

If I hear Nancy Pelosi say "culture of corruption and cronyism" one more time I'll . . . I'll . . . I'll . . . well, I suppose I'll hear it a hundred more times after that. Is it possible that there are people who don't see right through this focus-grouped Lakoff-ian piffle? Judging from the look on her face, I think she's getting ready to Mapplethorpe that whip. Sorry . . .