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This did not occur to me.  So they thought a chimichanga was like a macaca and not a deep-fried burrito?   But there are definitely Republican foodies.  They may not be into the locally sourced and sustainable thing, and they may be more into lamb and foie gras, but they are out there.

I agree entirely with the exception of my own MSNBC appearances.  Those are as sober and reasoned as the Newshour.  Last night I broke up a fight between Al Sharpton and Michael Steele. (Reluctantly.)

Your comment is offensive to poultry everywhere. Please apologize for the insensitive way in which you stereotyped geese and gander.

Somebody sounds like he just bit a jalapeno.  (I assume rants such as this are male in origin, and I pre-emptively apologize to women, and men, if that is offensive.)   You are making the common mistake of assuming I am motivated by ideology.  My ideological leanings are mild compared to my heavy bias in favor of a good story. Nothing would make me happier than a Rick Santorum presidency.   Romney-Obama is pretty much a wash; both boring, though perhaps I favor Romney slightly because of the potential for funny awkwardness.

Magnifico.

Yes, with whole grain tortillas.

I'm hearing it's a cookbook.

Certainly he should apologize to 99 senators for taking away from them a week of their lives.

You should apologize immediately.  The only acceptable fat jokes in this chat are about Newt.

I'm very sorry.

Good point.   The Rs are also serving better red meat at the moment.

I have enjoyed him since I danced with him in 1988 at a nightclub in Oxford, England.   I apologize to all of those this statement might offend for any number of reasons.

I told him I planned to take the fifth and he relented.

Yes, that's one of the points underlying this whole silly thing.  The chimichanga is an American invention. As McCain himself said, it was created in Arizona. TexMex is an entirely different category of food from Mexican.

Then there's the larger point, made as usual by the folks at Comedy Central:

"Never ever never reference a chimichanga — or, for that matter, any type of stuffed tortilla-based foodstuff — to a person of Latin American heritage. It's almost as bad as talking about a stromboli in front of an Italian. Or meatloaf in front of a WASP. (Actually, if I'm not mistaken, an ill-timed meatloaf quip was a contributing factor in the Protestant Reformation.)"

I think you are being too narrow.   Sen. Jeff Sessions, Arizona Republican, emailed to his press list my column on Obama's pathetic budget this week.  So presumably he now looks stupid too, not just Democrats. 

I could just queso you.

I am sure your name is not really Miss Cornelia Hush, Librarian.  But I hope it is.

On behalf of geese everywhere I am offended by your insensitivity and I would not even accept an apology if you proferred one.

If I get any more of these Issa contraception questions I'm going to have to take an aspirin.

I call on President Kennedy to apologize to the German people.

Your reference to deep-fried Twinkies is an offense to rednecks everywhere. 

Precisely.

Although on behalf of Kenyans I take offense at your trying to link Obama to them.  Kenyans do not wish to be blamed for Obamacare and 8.3% unemployment.

It is offensive to me because I am a Chimichanga Eater and have been since I was a boy.  In fact the vast majority of Chimichanga Eaters, I would submit, are non-Latinos going to faux TexMex restaurants somewhere in the suburbs, as I did on Long Island.  They are probably washing it down with one of those dreadful margaritas made from a mix. 

I believe this has come up in an earlier chat, but my suggested form of birth control is to picture Rick Santorum in sweater vest with perspiration circles in his armpits. This is how I remember him from the campaign trail.

Sous Vide!  I get the sense there are serious foodies online today.

I cringed at your insensitivity.  The only thing worse would be to invoke tuna casserole. 

Was recently in Philly on a cheesesteak pilgrimage, and based on all the sex shops selling contraceptives near Jim's on South Street I'm thinking this was not a Republican crowd.

Hopefully I said margarita, not martini, but at any rate I have not sampled the above-mentioned drink, though I endorse your plan for selecting our leaders.  I'm partial to a martini made from Bluecoat Gin, which like the cheesesteak is from Philadelphia.

I apologize.  I should have realized that people in Wisconsin and Vermont would take offense.  My insensitivity knows no bounds.

As a person of pale skin whose capillaries sometimes show through, I demand your resignation. From whatever it is you do.

I think that's the same site where there was a post demanding I apologize.   But I appreciate the support.

I'm with you on that whole sentence except for the "fine" part.

I think you are the crazy person Haley Crum was referring to.    When the Senate is debating an African American nominee to the appeals court and a Democratic senator gets up and starts talking about fried chicken and watermelon, come talk to me.  Until that happens, stick an enchilada in it.

This is offensive to people with taste buds everywhere.   I also like Magellan Gin, and Watershed (made right near here in Virginia) and Hendrick's and Plymouth are reliable as standbys.

I repeat my demands for an apology.  You can send it my way on Twitter: @milbank.

Well, I think we've burritoed in about as far as we can on this.   Taco for chatting, and let's do it again next week.