we welcome nick johnson and the marlins to nationals park. four days after the trade nick is back as a visiting player. bob carpenter and rob dibble. rob, especially on the heels of what we would call a good road trip, 4-4. and a come of really nice comeback wins. >> rob: yes. and a lot of this was set up because of good defense and pitching performances from the bullpen. let's set it up with wil nieves behind whole plame with -- plate with a big throw-out. we come right back, josh willingham hit as go-ahead home run. so it came off of the great defense. you get great offense. last night bases loaded, no outs, 3-0. you get the comebacker. josh bard. you make sure you get one, two, and a big three-run home run puts us up for good against the pittsburgh pirates. so two of those wins were comeback wins but set up because of the defense and the pitching. and the nats have won six of their last 10. they're doing great as far as runs per game these days. elijah dukes is in here now and this offense is cooking. >> yeah alot of it has to do with niaga

cantu at third base and nick johnson at first. those two guys are pretty permanent thru thr now that nick has joined in ball club. cantu has played some first base when the nats have faced them. here is ryan zimmerman back in the lineup hitting .294 over his last 11 games, ryan is hitting .414. he's on another one of those hot streaks of his. he's up in the top 10 in rbi's in the league with those 70. that's offside, 2-0. >> rob: well, vandenhurk is only the fifth player since 1900 to play in major league baseball that is originally from the netherlands. the marlins broadcasters were telling me he was a nibbler. he tried to nibble the outside, inside. did not want to attack the strike zone until the wbc this year he met the pitching coach of the.netter lance, burt blyleven and blyleven has turned this kid around. >> bob: burt blyleven is a broadcaster for the twins. >> rob: should be in the hall of fame. 242 complete games, 60 shutouts. i know that because for the last decade i've been saying he belongs in the hall of fame. >> tom:

nick johnson, new it and he walks away. >> rob: thanks, nick.l, as i said pound the inside part of the plate and when you have a fastball like he has today. use it and watch it brake back for a cross to a strike. north three up/three down grumman on the pitch track. >> bob: the information powerhouse and here is hanley ramirez who is 2-8 in the series. and struck out for the final out of the ball game last night. double play ball hit in the 5th inning was key. and i also heard criticism of hanley ramirez base running in the 3rd inning when he was at first base with two outs and didn't take a big lead and didn't score on a 2-out double. i. >> rob: i wasn't criticizing him. great job. don't score. >> bob: and 0-1 to ramirez. >> rob: where is that pitch? >> bob: up and in according to adrian johnson. looked like an off speed pitch. 89, that's his fastball. >> rob: it is on the inner half and runs across the plate. it is not where the catcher catches it, it is where it crosses the plate. adrian, checking with howard johnson about adrian johnson. >>

nick johnson coming up. w about that. 5-7 when nick wall street a nat and -- nick was a nat and burnett was a pirate. burnett pitched in 13 games for the pirates back in 2004. nick was with montreal back then. saw each other a bit at that time. it's 9:00 in our nation's capital. top of the seven it inning. -- seventh inning. nats lead 5-2 over the marlins. 18,312. i'd run away, too, if i had to show that. come on. you're better than that. 2-1. >> rob: that may screech screech the guy flashing the camera. you never know in life these days. >> bob: ball three. >> bob: nick johnson on base once tonight with an infield hit last night between the gloves of dunn and belliard. johnson has grounded into 12 double plays this year. one as a marlin. nats have turned one tonight, three in the series. >> rob: one of the things that made nick so tradeable, the .343 batting average against left-handers. >> bob: two on, nobody out. >> rob: a .452 on-base percentage. >> bob: wow. >> rob: it is. that on-base percentage goes up

hanley ramirez, high throw and nick johnson stays on the bag. the nats are gone in the seventh. is a gem for johnson. into the eighth we go. @x@0@p@0  >> tonight's telecast on masn celebrating the birthday of the united states coast guard is being brought to you by -- we serve today for a safe tomorrow. pan sonic tough book execute everies, tough book for a tough world. navy federal credit union. we serve where you serve. and the monument all lit up tonight looking beautiful here in early august. we're going to the top of the inning. the top of the eighth inning. i wish it was the fourth. and the nats would have more time against josh johnson if that was the case, but he is poised to close out this game. he has thrown only 82 pitches in seven innings tonight. >> rob: he looked tired, though. he had to run all the way around the bases on the home run. maybe he can't finish this game. >> bob: i like your optimism, as misguided as it is. and a high ball to nyjer morgan off the bat of john baker and that's how the eighth gets underway. here comes josh johnson. >> rob: and the f

nick johnson is o-2 stolen bases with the marlins. >> rob: i thought no way i had to look it up. he is. o-2. >> bob: come on. come on, nick. >> rob: what are you trying to do down there. >> bob: tonight run on josh bard, buddy. swing and foul by young. the count is 2-2. a beautiful monday evening in pittsburgh, small crowd on hand. bottom of the 3rd. washington trying to win and break even on this series. ending the road trip. dukes will take it right at the edge of the track for. >> rob: a jam shot. >> bob: mock has retired 3 of the last 4. nats and riggleman would be very happy for him to just pitch off the full wind up for a while. >> bob: he only pitched off the wind up tonight. the batter has the lead off homerun then all the guys on base in the 2nd and 3rd. >> rob: why are you mocking him. >> bob: pining out the facts. oh, mocking. [ laughter ] you can stay out there for 6 innings, that's a quality start. an tonight to win. that's all he has to do. i don't think morton will be around to end the game garrett is looking at 104. >> bob: 4 to 5. if he gets an out. laroche. that'

nieves squirts one over to nick johnson. the nats go in order.anager jim riggleman with a 9- 11 record joins us straight ahead. if you're like a lot of people, you have high blood pressure... and you have high cholesterol. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goals? there may be more you can do. only caduet combines two proven medicines... in a single pill to significantly lower... high blood pressure and high cholesterol. in a clinical study of patients... with slightly elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, caduet helped 48% reach both goals in just 4 weeks. caduet is one of many treatment options, in addition to diet and exercise... that you can discuss with your doctor. caduet is not for everyone. it's not for people with liver problems... and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. to check for liver problems, you need simple blood tests. tell your doctor about any heart problems... and all other medications you are taking... or if you experience muscle pain or weakness, as th

nick johnson,' very -- a very familiar name batting second at first.ez is in the shortstop position batting third. jorge cantu cleanup. dan uggla sat second base. cody ross is the right fielder. ronny paulino gets the call at catching. emilio bonifacio, the former national, the center fielder and rick vandenhurk is the starter for the florida marlins. adam dunn with three homers and 10 rbi's this season against the florida marlins. something the two-run shot yesterday for the game winner. he'll be in the lineup again tonight for washington. nyjer morgan leads off at center field. cristian guzman is the shortstop batting second. ryan zimmerman is at third base again back in the lineup after a one-game absence. adam dunn, there he is, in the cleanup spot. josh willingham is in left field. elijah dukes, the right fielder. ronnie belliard the start at second tonight had a big base hit yesterday. wil nieves is the catcher and john lannan is the pitcher. byron kerr and ray knight with you. welcome back to "nats xtra". we'll take a look at news and notes. kar

. >>> the redskins get suited up today and the nationals say good-bye to nick johnson. here's lindsay czarniak with more. >> hey there, good morning everybody, your sports minute on this saturday begins with the redskins. this morning players are practicing for the first time with pads. this is the first full practice for first-round draft pick brian oroko, full coverage tonight at 6:00. to baseball, the nationals were active before the trade deadline. they sent nick johnson to the florida marlins for pitching prospect, aaron thompson and traded reliever joe bimle to the rockies for two other prospects. as for the players still on the nationals team, they had to deal with the pirates last night. and mill edge had a good game, he went 2 for 4 with two rbis and the pirates beat the nationals 5-4. and in baltimore, pitcher jeremy guthrie gave up two home runs and the red sox get the win. >>> nine under par at buick open. that's your sports minute, i'm zarn zarn, have a great weekend. >>> 71 degrees outside. coming up on the saturday edition of "news4 today," more money cou

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nick johnson will come back with florida at 888-632-nats.ationals.com or stop by the box office at the ballpark. here is ronny cedeno, the number eight hitter 1-2. nats fan enjoying sixth inning mid game refreshment and a 2-0 count. marlins and diamondbacks on the next home stand. before the nats head off to atlanta and cincinnati d anybody reach this one? no. ronny cedeno played 40 games at shortstop for seattle in the 59 toald total he played for the mariners. that's a ball club that's fallen back. they're eight back of the eanls angels now in the a. l. west. they were within a couple of games two weeks ago right there with texas. things need to turn around in the pacific northwest pretty quickly. a pop-up right center. looks like john lannan will reward his manager for leaving him in the game and he may be around for a while longer. top of the seventh. three, four, five coming up. nats need to get busy. high cholesterol. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goals? there may be more you can d

. >> and the nats said hello to an old friend tonight, nick johnson, a national until friday, now he s part of the washington franchise since 2004. and the nats fans showing their appreciation. they like nick in d.c., why not? scoreless in the first, johnson get tuesday rbi single to put the marlins up early, one-0, good for him. down 4, nats rally, six runs, none bigger than this. nats snap a 10-game losing streak to the marlins, 6-4, the final. and brian maddis making a big start. got help from the defense, o's up 2-0, nice defensive play, o's win, 8-2, he gets a win of the major league career. a pie in the face. always a welcome sight. wizards announcing a schedule next season, opening in dallas on october 27th. play the atlanta hawks, before opening at home on halloween. kobe bryant and the lakers make their appearance. i'm dave feldman, brian is back to wrap up the edge right after this. feliz (announcer) now more than ever you want to keep your loved ones se and secure. give them the gift of financial security from new york life. we've been protecting families for over 164 years

say goodbye to nick johnson, traded to florida for minor league pitcher aaron thompson.er that, the nats went to work in pittsburgh. let's go there. top of the seventh. ryan zimmerman takes it way back, deep in center field that will clear the fences. gone. his 20th home run of the year. 4-2, pittsburgh. former nat milledge is now in pittsburgh. the winning run comes around. the pirates beat the nationals. red sox nation last night invading camden yards. here's your ball game. top of the seventh. orioles on top 5-4. kevin youkilis with the drive to deep left center field. bye-bye, baseball. there was a man on for the ride. boston goes on to win game one of their series with baltimore, 6-5. our shot of the day comes from the women's british open. the 12 hole. pulls out the 8-iron on this par 3 and guess what. it falls and i will roll right in. she's at five under and tied for the lead. that's it. have a good weekend, everybody. >> the richmond international raceway loses out because of the cession. next year will be the first time in a decade the indy race car series will

. >>> the nationals made another move today, yesterday trading nick johnson. today, they recalled eliza duke's from aaa syracuse. last night, ryan zimmerman gets hold of that one. it is gone. swayback, deep center field, 20th home run of the year. lastings milledge singles off the top of zimmerman's glove. the pirates beat the nationals, 5-4. >>> tiger woods continues his charge at the buick invitational, another good day on the course. here is on 16, into the cup. 117, tied her with hot putter. 25 feet from a hold. that will give you a little bit excited. that moves them to 17 under for the tournament, one stroke off the lead. amazing after his her read this first rou. >> good the seniors planning their u.s. (it -- the seniors playing their u.s. open. fred funk is in the lead. >>> michael phelps continues to amaze, serving up a thriller, to the wire. 100-meter butterfly, the same race that he won by a hair. today was not nearly as close. a record-breaking performance, first time under 50 seconds. congratulations to michael. (employee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!

nick johnson facing his former team tonight. top of the first.o score, johnson at the plate with the runner on. sends one into right field. chris coughlin to score. rbi single. marlins are able to take a 1-0 lead. bottom of the eighth inning. game tied at four. here is adam dunn. a man on. adam dunn so strong lately. here he goes again. drives one high and deep to left. out for a two-run home run. 28th of the season. dunn struck out. three times before that. that caps his sixth run inning for the nationals. mike mcdougal. ground to short. guzman, takes it himself. 6-3 double play. end the game. fans excited. nationals down as many as four. they come back to win it. 6-4 the final. detroit. baltimore's brian maddox, making his major league debut. this one. bottom second. bases loaded. gets help from his defense. take a look at them. great play. drives, second. force out end the inning. allowed one run. and five innings. of work. top of the sixth. orioles up 3-1. nick markakis. man onment gets the pitch he likes. send it out. crushes it to right. fo

they means they will face their former first baseman nick johnson for the first time. meanwhile, his best friend on the nationals is held out of lineup. this because of a sore shoulder that he suffered last night. in their win over the pittsrgh pirates. we're back on the field. and jim rig he will man, he want this had win so badly hoping his team could split the four game series with the pirates. down 3-1 in the sixth, adam dunn takes that pitch deep to left field. the ball wrapped around the foul pole just like he meant to do that for a three run home run. dunn's 27th of the year and the nationals with that take a 4-2 lead. now in the seventh, morgan at first, guzman ripped it to reet in the corner. morgan might be the fastest player in the league. he scored easily and guzman slides in to third. guzi goes 2-4. the next batter, zimmerman. takes the inside pitch. turn it is on. the shot to left field. and that's going to be it. a two run home run. zimmerman's 21st of the year. the nationals win it 8-4. also, a note the wizards have released their season schedule. they

. >>> been five days since the nats traded nick johnson to the marlins. in the short term as in tonight, put the nats in the rear a little bit. johnson making his return to dc as the marlins came to town and look what he did in the very first inning taking jd martin through the hole on the right side knocking in a runner. led this game 4-0 until the 8th, my friends when the nats released -- guzman squeezing one through. tied at 4. then two batters later. adam dunn with a man on big donkey does it again. they win 6-4. >>> detroit tonight os and tigers. birds up in the 6th. nick markakis dead center off jarrod washburn who was making his first start after getting traded from seattle. two-run shot. how about the nats and os winning on the same night? 8-2 the final. >>> night 2 at the leg mason. andy roddick was supposed to play tonight. pushed his match to tomorrow. he wants to make it up to you. first 150 people to show up in a store tomorrow between 11 and 1 will get a free ticket for tomorrow. andy is buying. former world number 2 taking on canada's playe

nick johnson a national until friday, now a member of the marine layer linz.ow something love to the recently traded johnson making his return to d.c. scoreless in the first and the first rbi single goes to nick son son. that put the marlins up 1-0 early. down four runs now in theating. the nats rally with six runs, none bigger than the game- winning two-run shot by adam dunn. the nats snap a 10-game losing streak to the marlins and win. >>> the first round draft pick from last season brian maness making his first run. a nice defensive play to end the inning. >>> straight ahead at 6:00, another sign the economy may be on the road to recovery. >> we'll tell you which report has some economists optimistic. we'll check your morning commute and your forecast. fox 5 morning news back in just two minutes. what ♪ there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! motor oil on my husband's favorite shirt.

. >> debbi: one of your closest friends, nick josh johnson was traded on friday. im? did you text him? >> not yet. with the early game, i didn't stay up too late, but we'll keep in touch, i'm sure. and nick's a great player, a great person. it's tough when something like that happens. you just hope for the best for him. >> debbi: do you like the direction the way the team is going, especially under jim riggleman? >> we're doing things better, playing better baseball, you know. we've lost some tough games in the paws four or five, but overall, we are playing better, and doing better as a time. >> thank you very much. let's go back to byron and ray in the studio. >> thank you, debbi. we are seeing more emotion from ryan, some of that pressure that 30-game hit streak early on, and he's starting to evolve. are we watching that evolve through his career? is he showing more emotion? >> it takes a long while. i know as people refer to me as a leader the last five or six years of my career, as you become more of a part of a ball club and as people around you show you more

nick johnson's debut wearing number 20, and he belts it to deep left center field and knocks it off theere. brian sanches scoring. johnson, though, trying to get all the way to third and is then out, but still a nice debut for him in a florida marlins' uniform. the cubs lead it 6-5. the nationals preparing now for the match-up against the pittsburgh pirates as the 1:00 game on sunday with colin balester, the chance. they got the six runs, but the pitching was not there against andrew mccutchen tonight. >> no, the pitching was not. there rig said it. we don't drive runs in. you've got to be able to capitalize on the amount of runners on base. we have not done this all year long. i know we've had a couple of teasers where we score 12, 13, 14 runs, but i still don't believe that this ball club is capable of scoring five run as game. >> colin balester get as chance for back-to-back wins as he takes on paul maholm. it should be a very impressive match-up there sunday as the nats look to get on the board in this series at pnc park. they have now lost four straight in pittsburgh. bob carpenter

former national nick johnson facing his former team for the first time.t in the top of the first, no score. johnson in place with a runner on. he sends a shot into right field. chris coghlan comes in to score and johnson gets himself an rbi single. marlins take a 1-0 lead. bottom eight now, we are tied at 4. adam dun at the plate with a man on. and adam dunn knows how to use the bat, i believe. drives one high and deep to left. that's gone. 28th home run of the season. that capped a six-run inning for the nationals. they go on to win 6-4. nationals and marlins again tonight. john lannan is on the mound. and, of course, he has been the best pitcher by far for the nationals this season and i believe my producer just told me he's not in the line-up. the rookie who spent 12 years in the minors. maybe he'll get a chance to pinch hit. >> exactly. maybe he sees a light at the end of the tunnel p possibly. >> can you imagine how cool it is. >> you've been waiting. and the key, i think, is the consistency and determinings to hang in there. >> batting 360. that wil

nick johnson and joe beimel leaving and that means there are two roster spots available. is back and jorge sosa has been called up from syracuse. >> elijah is swinging the bat well. he was hitting right at .280, three home runs. he was swinging the bat decently when he left here, it was just a matter of numbers. elijah is a big powerful guy. i thought last year that he was probably the most talented player on this ball field. certainly 5-2wise, he is, he has tremendous power. he can run, throw. he is a good outfielder. the problem is that he is physically struggling. his knees are giving him a struggle. he struggled with his knees the last couple of years and it is just matter of keeping him healthy as he has those -- i think they're@ritic knees. jorge sosa is a guy who has been around. this is his ninth team. he has been in the big leagues for nine years. he was lights out down there. his last 16 relief appearances, he was 1.37 with the opposition only hitting .170. so just one more arm for jill riggleman to go to. >> lots of time on the phone from mike rizzo yesterday.

. >> you have the mar lips coming in and you are facing nick johnson. >> we're all looking forward toing forward to seeing him and it will be weird seeing him in the uniformment we like him and we can get him out. >> thank you, back to the studio. >> tyler clippard. what i liked we have see the situational pitching. and he decided to stay with tyler for the full 3. he is throwing great. you manage by your gut. you stkropbt a preset deal. and some manage ares requestet get in that rut. he goes by what he sees. he has been on. >> a rough start for mock. he showed patience and did. so when you said you bring fiber optic all the way to the home, you meant... we bring fiber optic all the way to the home. um... which gives you more bandwidth than cable. so you can upload faster. so it's like comparing a horse and buggy to a sports car. am i the, uh, horse? (announcer) it's a whole new internet. makes uploading as easy as downloading. because your internet's not fast unless it's two-way fast. >> glad you are with us. if you left to watch the comedy a great come back winning it 8- 4. garrett

. >> the redskins get suited up today and the nationals say good-bye to nick johnson. here's lindsay czarniak with more in "sports in a minute." >> hey, there. good morning, everybody. your "sports minute" on this saturday begins with the redskins. this morning players are practicing for the first time with pads. this is the first full practice for first round draft pick brian. we'll have full coverage of training camp tonight at 6:00. >>> to baseball the nationals were active before the trade deadline. they sent johnson. they also traded reliever joe beimel to the rockies for two other prospects. as for the players still on the nationals team, they had to deal with the pirates last night. lastings milledge had a good game. the pirates beat the nationals 5-4. and up in baltimore, orioles' pitcher jeremy guktry gave up three home runs. kevin youkilis hid the two-run homer, and the red sox get the win 6-5. >>> in golf, tiger woods just four strokes back after shooting his best round of the year. nine 9 under par at the buick open. i'm lindsay czarniak. that's your "sport

zimmerman with brandon web and nick johnson with albert pujols. get it someone does something big. give us one by ourselves? oh, well. a great honor. josh humble about it as always. he is hitting 367 over the last i don't like the old tv show that was the week that was. lots of things going on. >> it is hard because the pitcher especially lincecum. he played twice. josh plays every day. >> bob: they should have a pitcher of the waco award. 17, 11 hits. no earned runs. and -- it. 23 strikeouts, four walks, they have pitcher of the month and player of the month. >> bob: up and in. 3-1. hard sinking fast bowl. time given have beaten the nats 5 out of 7 this year. >> rob: get this guy though. >> bob: willingham gets to a big time. that's a shot to the gab. it gets by jones. that could get him to 3rd. willingham is not -- he is a great hitter. a smart base runner, knows his limitations. 2nd one out. a first base that played this into a double, maybe a triple. right there. should have just taken decent route. could not cut the ball off. lack of speed. j

johnson gets the first two out. no worries until base hit. reading of some cards at camden yards. the last effort from nick. it happens. the indians get the victory by a final of 5-4. michael vick is back in uniform and on the field for a game, since december, 2006. eagles fans or up in arms about it. but they are happy now. the gained two yards. it goes back in and runs to the left. he gained 1 yards. not spectacular, but it does not look like he is missing anything. he still has that great arm. 13 yards on first down. that led to a field goal. it was hard to figure out what it was. 19 yards. he showed he still has something. the eagles get the victory. the reagans go to charlotte to face the carolina panthers on saturday. watch it right here on tv 11. have a great day. >> that eagles game was something to watch. 69 degrees on tv all. coming up in the next half hour -->> a correctional officer found dead in her car. police want to know if the murder was job-related. details ahead. >> up to since it -- up to 6 inches of rain. inches of rain. we still

johnson comes back in, he has already pitched two innings. one of two. brian bass is getting loose in the bullpen. 1-2 on nick markakis. tie game 8-8 in the bottom of the eleventh. the angels haven't scored since the seventh inning. the orioles got a run in the eighth on the wieters pinch hit rbi single and a run in the ninth to tie it. each team has 13 hits. there are only two pitchers remaining in the angels pull ben. shane lucas and jason holcomb. looking out on this hot day. the orioles have three. toward the middle and it gets to a base hit but nick markakis gets on with two men down a two-hit game for nick. he now has 40 multi-hit games and ties adam jones for the team lead. >> 36 consecutive games hit or walked, get go on base some way. so once again, the outsideout field will get a couple of steps deeper. good speed at first. here's aubrey huff, singled his last at bat. grounded out three times and popped up to third. the angels have caught 21% of the potential base stealers. 79% have made it successful. not much of a lead by nick. that is the one thing he said he was going to try to concentrate on, maybe steal

nick jonans on juvenile diabetes. then rising health care costs from the rand corporation. on "washington journal," the decision to look into cia interrogation and spending. "washington journal" starts at 7:00. >> carrie johnson on cia interrogations and the decision to review them. daniel domenech will review the study on stimulouus money. then barry ritholtz on "bailout nation." >> go inside the supreme court to see the public spaces and rarely seen spaces. the justices talk about the building. the supreme court, the first sunday in october on c-span. now singer, songwriter, and actor nick jonas, who spoke about juvenile diabetes. this is 55 minutes. >> thank you, donna and members of the national press club. it is an honor to be here. i was diagnosed with type one diabetes in 2005. i had lost 15 pounds in three weeks. i was thirsty all the time and my attitude changed. i am a positive person and this changed in a few weeks. the normal range of blood sugar is between 7120, my blood sugar was 700. my doctor said i had type 1 diabetes. the first cast as if i would die. she said, i would not. but you will have to live with this for the rest of your life. we went right to the hospital. i would spend the next th

study lyndon johnson for that technique, then go after the opposition with i had pitch fork and a smile, but get going. he talks swell, but that doesn't move people to action." nickl interests, running for president as an african-american when there's still racism and inviting your toughest competition from the primaries to be in your administration? if tough can be defined as doing unprecedented things and actually following through, then yes." pete writes, "chicago politics tough, yes. real world tough, no. his failures thus far can be chalked up to naivety. this is a very dangerous trait for the leader of the free world. is there then innine a backbone in his staff or cabinet? where do we turn when it hits the fan"? debbie writes "in a nutshell, no. he's a nice guy, no question. but this is not what it takes to get the job done. his inexperience is the reality showing. nikki writes "jack, not only is president obama tough enough but he's cool with it, too." lisa from ohio, "if he doesn't lower the boom now, the rest of his presidency is doomed. pick your battles only when necessary but for god's sake don't let the cheerful troup of morons we call congress run