“Did you see me on TV, did you see me? I told them if you don’t give back those bonuses we’re going to tax 100 percent of it. One-hundred percent!”

Never one to miss an opportunity to sandbag an unctuous pol, especially when he’s standing three feet away, preening for all, I said, quite loudly, “When are you going to return 100% of the money you took from Bernie Madoff?”

The blood drained from his face as he fell silent, possibly for the first time in his life. A moment of pure hilarity that I wish I had on camera to share. Finding myself among kindred spirits, a fellow to my right then chimed in with “Hey, how about telling Chris Dodd to give back the money he got from AIG!”