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You knew it was only a matter of time. He was doing everything he could possibly do to get himself named Asshole of the Week, but for whatever reason, it just hadn't happened until now. After all, this was the guy who, for awhile, had the testicular fortitude to try and retain his state Senate seat while under indictment, had his multi-million dollar mansion assessed as being worth only $250,000 for tax purposes, and ran that really creepy kitchen commercial. Each of those things could have easily gotten Fumo named Asshole of the Week. And this week, it's caught up to him, and he's finally earned the distinction thanks to his comment that legislation to bring back slavery would be passed by the Pennsylvania legislature. Ummm, what?! The completely unnecessary hyperbole aside, what we really want to know is, why is Vince Fumo still talking? Basically every time he opens his mouth, the hair on the back our neck stands up and our eyes start to roll. And this is even when he's making a point that we agree with. He made the slavery remark to prove his point that a bill to outlaw gay marriage and civil unions in Pennsylvania would take away the rights of a minority population. We're pretty dead-set against the bill ourselves, but there are at least a dozen ways to make the same point. Though I guess, "What if we passed a bill denying African-Americans the right to marry or join in civil unions? Would that be okay?" just isn't the headline-grabber that suggesting that the state Senate would vote to re-institute slavery is.

Vince Fumo has committed a litany of acts in recent memory that are either wrong or just plain stupid, and we can throw this one onto the pile. The words "lame duck" obviously don't mean anything to him, but maybe the words "Asshole of the Week" will. (Though we seriously doubt it.)

We'd be remiss if we didn't give a runner-up nod to our good friend Terrell Owens, who still owes the Eagles $770,000.00, which the team has now filed a lawsuit to reclaim. Keep on keepin' on, T.O.