Dean Baker's Acerbic Wit

I enjoy Dean Baker's Beat The Press blog over at The American Prospect:

How Do You Distinguish an "Enraged" Republican from a Republican Who Claims to Be "Enraged?"

I don't know the answer to that one but perhaps the Post can tell us. It told readers that Republican members of Congress "were enraged" over the $1.2 trillion deficit projected for the 2010 budget.

Given that the major cause of the deficit is an economic crisis brought about by the policies pursued by a Republican president some people may wonder whether the Republicans really were enraged, as opposed to just trying to score political points. However, the Post was able to determine that the Republican rage was genuine. Perhaps they can share their method for distinguishing real rage from feigned outrage with their readers.

Now... how do I feign outrage at the fact that Republicans are feigning outrage? Whoa! Maybe I should just be plain outraged.