Mrs. Smith goes to Washington.....

It just has to be a sad state of affairs inside the Beltway when Anna Nicole Smith gets top billing in the news today. Literally, every television station was all a-twitter at the idea that ANS was going to walk up the steps of the Supreme Court. Fox News even did an "Anna Preview" -- showing the actual SCOTUS steps the night before she walked up them.

Definitely a slow newsday.

Or is it that once again, Hollywood stardom outshines DC wonkdom? This article probably, sadly, nails it.

Clearly, we are sliding at full speed into Gomorrah when Anna Nicole Smith is recognized by 57% of Americans and Chief Justice John Roberts has a 16% recognition factor. Sigh.