Douchebag of the Week

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who offered his view of the conflict in Gaza.

"To misquote Shakespeare, something is rotten in Gaza and now it's time to take out the trash," Kirk said.

Here's hoping that voters in Illinois' 10th District take out the trash in 2010.

UPDATE: The runner-up.


Former head of the Justice Department's voting rights section and class act John Tanner.

Voting Section Chief John Tanner sent an e-mail to Schlozman asking Schlozman to bring coffee for him to a meeting both were scheduled to attend. Schlozman replied asking Tanner how he liked his coffee. Tanner’s response was, “Mary Frances Berry style - black and bitter.” Berry is an African-American who was the Chairperson of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from November 1993 until late 2004.