Barkley - On the one

Barkley - On the one hand, the Barkley appointment is archtypical Ventura grandstanding - after spending days talking about appointing a non-partisan, "typical" Minnesotan, a la Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, he appoints one of the Indy Party's two most consummate insiders.

On the other - wow. This, along with last Tuesday's departure from the Wellstone fiesta, is Ventura at his loose-cannon best.

There are things I'm gonna miss about the big lug.