I went into the office a little groggy Monday morning because I was up most of the night. I had planned on dipping into Ralph Reed’s new novel, The Confirmation, but wound up unable to put it down. I recommend it when you take a break from campaigning and tea partying and otherwise saving the country. I talk to Ralph here about what life is really like during Supreme Court confirmation fights, campaigns, and other Washington things. Washington things, in the end, aren’t all that different from the-rest-of-us things. At least they shouldn’t be.

Here’s the interview — where Ralph reveals his next novel, based on an NR post-election cruise. He doesn’t reveal who winds up overboard. Based on my inbox, many of you already have looked at the list and made a choice. There’s a rumor Jack Fowler is taking requests.