Today's Hoot!
Andrew Stuttaford at The Corner - Just Showing Up:

Arnold Schwarzenegger:

"There comes a point when the people must demand more of our elected officials than just showing up."

The response from one Texan (suffering through the spectacle of his elected representatives holed up in New Mexico and Oklahoma).

“Oh, dare to dream.”

The distinction, of course, is that members of the "party of the people" will never show up if there is no taxpayer provided largesse in the offing.