What do you get when Democrats battle Republicans at a skeet shooting center? No, not a bunch of wounded Congress people (Cheney wasn't invited this year, or any year after his "accident"). The answer is respect, for one whole day, and bragging rights until next year’s tournament.

On Wednesday, the Democratic and Republican members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus -- there really is a lobby for everything -- decided to switch things up a bit and take their debates off the House floor and onto the field. If you've ever wondered why there aren't stricter gun control laws, gawk at this one.

The Western-themed “Congressional Shootout,” which sounds a lot bloodier than it really is, involves an annual event at Prince George’s Shooting Center in Glenn Dale, MD where over 100 of our nation’s finest and not so fine politicians shoot trap, skeet, and sporting clays in order to “build bipartisan camaraderie and cooperation to promote sportsmen’s issues in Congress,” according to the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation website.

Rumor has it that the Democrats won this year -- take that Hannity! -- proving that the Dems aren't as soft as their bleeding heart reputations. The CSF office failed to make themselves available for questioning, and the office of Representative Dan Boren (D-OK), who made the announcement that the Dems beat the Republicans on the House floor, refused to comment on the competition. Is this a double-secret skeet shooting event?

One can only imagine what they really use as targets. Pork barrels? Little Arlen Specter dolls? Bulls eyes with Nancy Pelosi's face in the center? Imagining a bunch of old Congress folk in their finest khakis and camouflage pretending not to shoot each other where the sun don’t shine warrants a moment of pause and reflection.

The only question left is, Where the hell is C-SPAN when you really need them? After 364 days of Robert's Rules of Order, the one time there's a true TV-worthy event -- well, ESPN3 worthy, maybe -- you're nowhere to be seen!

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