IS HE OBJECTIVELY "PRO-BITCH"?

Would jailed congressman James Traficant just knock it off?

WASHINGTON - James A. Traficant, a former Ohio congressman in prison for bribery and racketeering charges, has given his approval to supporters to form a presidential exploratory committee.

"The battle to free James Traficant and to evict the Socialists and 'free traders' from the Democratic Party is now under way," campaign spokesman Marcus Belk said. "Someone buy the Washington establishment a bottle of Maalox."

Mr Belk, um, whom exactly does that leave?

Earlier this year, some were mocking 2004 candidate Dennis Kucinich as "the left's Gary Bauer". Well, I think we have a new winner.

Naturally, this promises to be a "hair-raising" campaign.