John McCain is going to dodder on stage and give a repeat of Sarah Palin’s speech from last night (Summary: Kids, get off my lawn! My lawn called....America.), and so it will be easy to miss the real news about he who knows how to keep it real, Republican-style.
Jack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican super-lobbyist, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in a corruption scandal that rocked Congress and the Bush administration.
U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle pronounced the sentence as a tearful Abramoff stood before her with his lawyers this afternoon in a courtroom that included both victims and family members.
Tears are entirely inappropriate to this situation, Jack, you big weenie. This is far more appropriate: