Here's my list for the top LOSERS OF THE WEEK.   Those people whose actions have made a very special and very negative contribution to political discourse in our country.

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)  for calling an MSNBC reporter rude for daring to ask the question:  Does the ongoing ethics investigation into your finances hamper your performance as chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee?  

And while we're on the subject, lets rename Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats LOSERS OF THE WEEK for continuing to allow Rep. Rangel to chair his committee while under an expanded investigation for ethics violations. 

"Birther" Leader, lawyer & dentist, Orley Taitz  was fined $20,000 in a contempt of court citation by Judge Clay D. Land for "frivolous" litigation regarding President Obama's birth certificate and attempting to misuse the federal courts to push a political agenda.

The Republican National Committee whose new website, GOP.com is designed to make Republicans more appealing to young and minority voters.   On it's first day...it crashed multiple times, changed the name of RNC chairman Steele's blog to something less hip and more acceptable to older voters, listed the last major GOP accomplishment as happening in  2004 and showed you a blank page when you followed the link under FUTURE GOP LEADERS.   Anyone looking for an I.T. job?

Students from Hampton University (a traditionally black college) who are protesting the crowning of Nikole Churchill as the first non-black Miss Hampton University.

Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish who illegally refused to marry an inter-racial couple.  Not because he's racist but because it's not fair to any children the couple might have.   In fairness to Mr. Bardwell, he does claim to have black friends!  (Way to go, Keith!)  (author's note:  I have apologized to both my bi-racial step-children for their unfair existence.)

Barack Obama whose four hour visit to New Orleans to discuss Hurricane Katrina recovery was followed by a $17,000 per plate fundraiser in California for the Democratic Party.   Thus opening him to constant attacks by the Right for his own version of a "flyover".   Now in fairness to President Obama, he has sent aides to New Orleans to investigate recovery efforts, he has resolved over half of the inherited conflicts that had stalled recovery projects since taking office and even Gov. Jindal (R) has praised the Obama administration for improving FEMA's response time...but it was stupid to leave yourself open to such an obvious attack by the Right by spending more time at the fundraiser than your first trip to New Orleans.

And one last minute, under the gun entry:  Sen. John Kyle (R-Az) who while appearing on this mornings MEET THE PRESS denied that a lack of health insurance is linked to a higher rate of death in America.  He also contended that we should spend ANY amount of money to avenge the deaths of the  3,000 people who died on 9/11 but should ignore the deaths of the estimated 45,000 per year who die from lack of health care coverage....because he's "not sure" there's a link between health care insurance and health.   HUH?  (Maybe you should consider dropping your coverage Senator since your not sure it's worth it.)