Top 11 Deeply Held Convictions of Rep. Jim Ramstad

11. Washington cocktail parties are only fun if you are invited

10. Moderates are smart

9. Partisans are dumb

8. Orange is a more pleasant color than red or blue

7. Being a congressman is a great job

6. I am above criticism

5. I am different from Wendy Wilde

4. You can't get mad about my vote if the resolution was non-binding

3. President Hillary might just decide to fill Guantanimo with prisoners of her choice

2. I would hate to have a group on nimrods protest at my office each week the way they do for Rep. Kline

1. To me being conservative means . . . hey, that dog has a fuzzy tail!