Some day I will be proud of our elected leaders...

Some day I will be proud of our elected leaders ... but today is not that day.  Behold Joe Garcia, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Watch the video and you'll see him carefully examine something adhering to his finger – and then eating it.  That something on his finger?  That's something he just extracted from his ear.  With the cameras rolling, during a hearing.

Overall I think I prefer the fisticuffs that periodically break out in the South Korean and Taiwanese legislatures.

What party does Joe Garcia belong to?  The Democrats.  What state does he hail from?  Florida. 

Last night I received four emails from friends who live in other countries.  This little video clip just confirmed all their suspicions about the barbarian nature of Americans.  We're just not ready for membership in the civilized world, and we need adult supervision.  Badly.