From the Jolt, now off my desk, working its way to readers . . .

Massa Hysteria
Glenn Beck’s given up on Eric Massa, so presumably, the rest of the world will, too.
You know, it’s possible that the sordid allegations against Massa are true AND his tale of the Bath-time Brouhaha is accurate. If a broken clock can be right twice a day, it’s not that unthinkable that there’s some truth to Massa’s claim that the House Ethics Committee has been strong-armed into becoming a branch of the Majority Whip’s office. We’ve seen a slew of party-line-voting Democrats get slapped on the wrist for some seemingly glaring ethical breaches in both chambers – Chris Dodd, Roland Burris, all of the House members tangled up in PMA — and we now know that complaints about Massa have been around for a year. So why did they all catch up with Massa at such a convenient time for Nancy Pelosi?
To pass the health care bill, Democrats have embraced the Cornhusker Kickback and the Louisiana Purchase; why would it be so unthinkable to see them embrace the Shower Showdown?

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Some skepticism of Massa is in order, obviously; Michelle Malkin sounded the alarm about Massa early on: “He’s been a progressive zealot and political opportunist his entire career. He’s claimed conspiracy before, is intimately bonded with the nutroots, and climbed the political ladder with backing from the odious, anti-war-hoaxer-embracing Gen. Wesley Clark. What Massa dismissively calls his “salty old sailor” talk should raise bright red flags about possible longstanding predatory behavior. Creep factor: 10. Look, I’m as happy as anyone to see Rahmbo and the Chicago Way slammed so openly by another Democrat. Naked shower fights? Blue-on-blue catfights? Yep, it confirms everything I’ve been writing about the Obama Culture of Corruption the last two years. But. He’s a sick, desperate pol looking to save his hide and distract from his smelly ethics problems and personal problems. This is not a hero, not a bona fide champion of reform and integrity in government. He’s the jerk who gave the figurative middle finger to his own constituents as he proclaimed last year that he would ram single-payer down their throats no matter what they thought:”
The MSM seemed to beat the drum on a big, ‘the right embraces Eric Massa’ story yesterday that wasn’t quite accurate (surprise!) ; of course conservative media are interested in a story of Obama, Pelosi, Hoyer and Rahm forcing out a House Democrat who doesn’t toe the party line. That doesn’t mean we want to take a shower with embrace him. As J.P. Freire put it, “So where was this outraged bemusement when Democrats nominated him? And why are they mocking conservatives for temporarily embracing him?”
Ann Althouse: “I wonder how much substance there is to this staffer-groping business? Was it annoying over-friendly arm-around-the-back stuff or something more? “Groping.” There’s a loaded word. Can we have some details? Are the Democrats really policing their own? Does every member of Congress at Massa’s level of touchiness get investigated, or was this selective investigation?”
Besides, is there any greater indicator of sanity than Nancy Pelosi declaring you to be “a very sick person”?