The cognitive dissonance started early this morning, with this tidbit from Bob Novak's column [1]:

The GOP may be falling behind the Democrats, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moving toward a moratorium. In the Senate, courageous freshman Democrat Claire McCaskill of Missouri supports the DeMint amendment. She could be joined by her choice for president, Barack Obama. These developments encouraged Flake to say: "If Democrats actually move ahead with an earmark moratorium before Republicans, the Democrats will get the credit for eliminating earmarks, and, frankly, they'll deserve it."

This must be the same sensation a Republican would get if they came to Fired Up and found us praising Matt Blunt.

Lucky for them, we'll save them that misery.