Why Politicians and Talking Heads in D.C. Are Very Nervous

I'll confess to an admittedly neurotic fear of clowns, which is not an uncommon malady. But south of the border, someone with an acute and more aggressive form of the same affliction has decided to do something about it. Since this story broke, many TV talking heads and a large number of politicos are strapping on body armor and cutting back on the makeup lest they be mistaken for Chucko, Bozo, or Slappy. Of course, every time one of them opens his or her mouth, the difference will still be hard to make clear to the gun-toting clown haters out there.