The Old John McCain reemerges for a brief minute

[Joe Republic]

..."and maybe, some of my colleagues who have only been here for six or seven months or so genuinely believe that."

I love this.

[Joe Republic]

Actually, I love this even more (from later in his speech, not in the video):

"The Republican House that failed to raise the debt ceiling would somehow escape all blame. Then Democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced-budget amendment and reform entitlements, and the Tea Party Hobbits could return to Middle Earth having defeated Mordor."



Also, in before BigSkyBob chimes in to point out that the Nile is not just a river in Egypt.