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I'm watching "Meet the Press" right now, and Tim Russert is talking to Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Rep. Jim Sensennbrenner (R-WI). They're talking about immigration reform, and a little bit about the FBI raid on the offices of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA).

I just have to say that I am so goddamned fed up with these greasy bastards and their posturing, their question-dodging, and their arrogance. This time, I'm not talking about the media, either. Sensennbrenner is not answering direct questions, Hagel is misrepresenting his position, his bill, the position of the House. Whose position I agree with more is completely irrelevant, because it is completely impossible to ascertain. Both are being so fundamentally dishonest in their positions and the bills they've come to represent.

As far as the raid on Rep. Jefferson's office, and the Congress' closing of ranks around him, I just can't think of anything that is stupider to do. The guy is a flat-out criminal. They have fucking videotape of the guy taking like $100,000; they found $90,000 in his motherfather freezer, ok? And these guys are criticizing the perfectly legal process of the FBI obtaining evidence.

I don't care what party this puts in office in the fall. I plan to vote against every single congressional incumbent.