Patrick Kennedy explodes on press about priorities. He's right.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) exploded on the floor of the House over the "despicable" job that the national press was doing covering politics. As Congress was debating a motion on Afghanistan, there were 2 reporters in the gallery. Presumably because they're all tripping over each other for more lurid details on Eric "The Naval Tickler" Massa.

Kennedy is right. It is shameful and it is despicable. And it's no wonder that America is disillusioned with government when all they see is the sensationalism.

"There's two press people in this gallery," Kennedy yelled during a debate over an anti-war resolution. "We're talking about Eric Massa 24-7 on the TV, we're talking about war and peace, $3 billion, 1,000 lives and no press? No press."

"You want to know why the American public is fit?" he continued. "They're fit because they're not seeing their Congress do the work that they're sent to do. It's because the press, the press of the United States is not covering the most significant issue of national importance and that's the laying of lives down in the nation for the service of our country. It's despicable, the national press corps right now."