The Scourge of Kackalackitis [View all]

You've seen it happen. Someone makes an inappropriate comment or passes a crazy law. The national media picks it up, and before you know it the late-night comedians are making fun of South Carolina again.

It's not just an embarrassing circumstance. It's a disease called kackalackitis.

Kackalackitis often strikes in parties, especially the Republican party. Unlike Tourette's syndrome, the victim is fully aware of what he's saying, but he doesn't know any better.

And that is the whole problem. Wholesale, willful ignorance. As with bipolar disorder, they don't believe anything is wrong, so they don't take steps to alleviate their symptoms.

The only cure for kackalackitis is information. Apply hard facts, preferably to the head, which typically is found in the rectum.