I don't feel embarrassed any more, for there are only two possible explanations:
1) The American people have reached such a level of stupidity that they are incapable of electing representatives any better than they are (and I doubt this explanation is entirely true, given the recent results in the relatively unmolested recall elections in Colorado...)
or...
2) The New World Order (for lack of a better term) makes sure that no one gets anywhere near a senior US political office without being owned, ownable, or at least compromisable when it becomes necessary. And they'll manufacture whatever voting results are necessary to make sure of it.
When you hear, say, Ted Cruz, a few years from now, take some inexplicable position on an issue that completely contradicts his history as a US Senator - you'll know. I never though Coburn was on the team, either, but they've apparently got something on him.
Therefore, I no longer feel embarrassed nor do I lose sleep over political campaigns or which party holds what office. The policies never vary much. Had the NWO decided to let the November, 2012 turn out differently, we would now be treated to the spectacle of Mitt Romney arguing for an attack in Syria and all the Republicans lining up behind him, with the Democrats adopting their more traditional role as faux opposition. But the Dems wanted to keep the Play Kingship this time, so now they are the ones who have to repeat the militaristic slogans they don't really believe to keep the Saudi cash flowing.