Aspiring Hypocrite

The ethically challenged Illinois Democratic senatorial candidate, Alexi Giannoulias, is ripping his opponent, Rep. Mark Kirk, as a "Washington insider." This doesn't work on at least two levels. First, he plays hoops with Barack Obama, so you can't get much more inside than that. Second, Giannoulias is trying to become a Washington insider, which is precisely what he is criticizing Kirk for. So the best you can say about Giannoulias is that he is aspiring to be a hypocrite.