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Since Cicero, cahooting has been a common and accepted practice among politicians.  Cahooting used to be called “smoke filled backroom,” and the best you could hope for is that your guy would come out with more than smoke in his eyes.

It was not a horrible way to govern.  I’ll trade you a bridge in your district for a new school in mine – that works and probably is what the founding fathers had in mind.

That, of course, was before kickbacks got enormous and the religious right got ahold of morals.

That’s when cahooting became aiding and abetting.  That’s a scientific fact.  Look it up.

Senatorial varmint Tom Coburn was cahooting with his religious right buddy John Ensign over Ensign’s tawdry affair.  Coburn was arranging payment in the form of hush money.  In all fairness to Ensign, you have to remember that his name is John, so paying for sex ain’t that far a leap. Tom ain’t got no excuse.

Tom Coburn went from cahooting to abetting ….

Sen. Tom Coburn faces troubling new questions about his role in the extramarital affair of his former colleague, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), including allegations that the Oklahoma Republican may have not been completely candid when questioned by Senate investigators about the still unfolding scandal.

Uh oh.  This is the same Coburn who voted to impeach Bill Clinton for a tawdry affair.

“Our culture that too often glorifies promiscuous sex without consequences should not be surprised by this scandal,” Rep. Coburn declared at the height of impeachment proceedings targeting President Bill Clinton for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. “The tragic consequences of the president’s behavior should prompt us to reassert the high moral standards that form the foundation of our freedom.

Truth be known, I think every Republican congressvarmint and senator was doing something horribly illegal or powerfully nasty while pointing their fingers at Bill Clinton.  That must have been fun for them.

So now the porn industry is all mad because people who like porn are once again turning to congressional hearings and the United States Senate looks just damn goofy, and a tad too frisky for old white men.

Y’all have a great weekend and don’t forget that we are taking bets her at The World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc., on which Republican goes down next.

Thanks to Carl for the heads up!