Spectacle of Shame: James Inhofe -- Josh Marshall gets sentimental. Spectacle of Shame: James Inhofe -- Josh Marshall gets sentimental As I said earlier today, I don't think I can remember a more shameful spectacle in the United States Congress, in my living memory, than the comments today of James Inhofe, the junior senator from Oklahoma. Clearly, it is part of the RNC talking points now to shift the brunt of the media storm from the abuses themselves to the political storm they've created. But no one that I saw at least rose more naturally to the effort than this man. No one else's heart seemed so matched to the deed, with his snarls at "humanitarian do-gooders" (i.e., the Red Cross) trying to monitor compliance with the Geneva Conventions. Read the rest. It's worth it. By editor (mailto:editor@americanassembler.com). [Newsblog]