Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer, dead!

Allen, dead! Talent, dead! Burns, dead! Santorum, dead! DeWine, dead! Steele, dead! Hayworth, dead! Pombo, dead! Chocola, dead! Hostettler, dead! Ryun, dead! Bass, Kelly, Sweeney, dead, dead, dead! Weldon, dead! Sherwood, dead!

A stinging rebuke. A thorough repudiation. An utter humiliation. A good old-fashioned country ass-whipping.

President Allen? (Snort.) President Santorum? (Guffaw.)

I felt kind of bad about Chafee, but I got over it in a second or two.

I'd like to be in Washington when the new Congress is seated, but I might wait until the cherry blossoms subpoenas are in full bloom.