Some of these yahoos, like Congressman Cass Ballenger (R-NC), make me ashamed to be a North Carolinian. He is apparently blaming the end of his marriage on his proximity to muslims and on reduced gifts from lobbyists. This is the same guy that said listening to a progressive, female, African-American congresswoman made him feel “segregationist feelings.” At least we don’t have to keep explaining Jesse Helms anymore.