Listening to Bush pass verbal gas last week during SOTU and watching the Republican Congress leap up and down from its seats more often than participants in a game of musical chairs, three thoughts entered my mind: 1) Is Bush the definition of the "perfect vacuum?" 2) Did someone hot-wire the Republicans' cushions or were they just victims of rectal itch? And, 3) Boy, I miss "Monty Python."

Between Bush's speech and the Republican presidential wannabe debates, it's become evident that the Grand Old Party ain't the kind of party you want to be invited to unless you're under house arrest. Four recent headlines seemingly sealed the GOP's doom: "Americans ready to down a shot, or more, for Bush speech," "Bush recalls drinking problem," "Why are clowns scary?" and "Sweden to study belching cows."

In terms of karma, clearly Republicans are toast in '08.