WATCHING RAHM EMANUEL on Russert this a.m. was enough to make me turn the TV to the wall. Emanuel is newly elected by his fellow U.S. House Democrats to a leadership position, Congressional Campaign Committee chair, which means that Rahm is in charge of getting more Democrats elected to the House in 2006.

O brother. We need to keep these compromised politicians out of the limelight, and we're not talking about Emanuel's staff days in the White House with Bill Clinton. We're talking about his support for the Iraqi War, which did for Emanuel on Russert's show approximately what it did for Kerry in the presidential election. Iraq rendered Emanuel inarticulate, incoherent, and a frank embarrassment to his fellow party members.

At least, WE were embarrassed. Go find the transcript for yourself. We have no desire to link ANYONE to that stumbling 15 minutes of maladroit fame.