Demagogue

At NR's "The Corner," conservative smartypants Rich Lowry has mingled among the tainted Republican sheep of the House of Representatives enough to conclude that Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is currently leading in the campaign to succeed the world's biggest asshole as House Majority Leader.

Meanwhile, the campaign for Majority Leader is getting quite intense. One source claims to have overhead the following exchange among supporters of Blunt, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.):

Republican #1: "Shadegg's our candidate -- he's more of a shill for the oil companies than your candidates could ever hope to be."

Republican #2: "Oh yeah? Well, John Boehner is the guy we need to replace DeLay. He is the credit card companies' bitch. He did whatever they wanted to help pass that bankruptcy reform bill."

Republican #3: "That's nothing. When it comes to kissing the Religious Right's ass, no one puckers up like my man Blunt. Boehner couldn't find their ass if he tried."

Republican #2: "Hey, you take that back right now or else! ...."

The suspense is killing me.