At Last, "Smart Power" Can Begin

By Zamboni

We cats are excited to report that Hillary Rodham Clinton has been confirmed as Secretary of State in a nearly unanimous Senate vote.

We say "nearly" because Senators Jim DeMint and David Vitter, catering to their party's ever-more-marginalized right-wing base, tore themselves away from appointments with their favorite prostitutes (well, at least, in Vitter's case) and voted "no."

No doubt the message boards over at Free Republic are lighting up with delight over the Senators' future gesture, but as is often said to fans of losing teams, "Hey, idiots — what's the score?"

So we cats HISS at DeMint and Vitter for being, well, DeMint and Vitter. But lest we get carried away, here's a picture of the biggest buffoon of the week.

(Photo: AFP / Getty Images)