Wonkette's Week in Review: Trapped in the Closet
There was really only one story in Washington this week: the Cocktober Surprise . If you read only one post on Mark Foley, well, this one's our most coherent . Because shortly after we put it together, everyone stopped making sense. Foley became a closet drinker , a closet scientologist (for a day or two ), a closet democrat , and a hilarious punchline (NO MORE SAME PAGE JOKES , PLEASE).
Then, just like that, it ended . Except not, really. They tried distractions -- naked Democrats! Nancy Pelosi and NAMBLA and flamers! -- but Denny Hastert's continued wind-twisting (slowly, slowly) suggested that Cocktober will last a long, long time.
We did score the first interview with Mr. Foley, but he was sorta tight-lipped.
Even in the midst of all this excitement, it's important to take some time to remember what we've lost .
In other news: We resisted , we cut and ran , and we mourned .
This story is only funny to 499 people , but sometimes that's how we roll.
As usual, a distracted nation ignores the real criminals of Washington .
This week's Friday Evening Newsdump was decidedly unsexy, but kind of a big deal.