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First, Christie Kerr. Now, Elmo.

First, Christie Kerr. Now, Elmo. Who's feeding these photos to the AP?

There are two very, very sad observations to be made here. First is that few people would ever have heard of Ms. Kerr but for that unfortunate camera angle.

Second, it is sad that someone on Capitol Hill, even for a moment, thought it was a good idea to have a muppet advocating social policy. This can only be the natural consequence of having Alec Baldwin participate in the political process.