Fans of full-on buffoonery are usually at the mercy of cable programmers when it comes to getting their fill of the clown kings of chaos, the Three Stooges. Critics of the government and public officials, however, find the antics of those typically jabbering away on C-SPAN just as outrageous.

Which is why whether browbeating Republicans about the fiscal cliff,

or berating their leadership styles in general,

all roads eventually lead back to Larry, Curly and … hey, Moe!