Why the Revs. won't go to the circus.

Usually, the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are first in line for something like the Cindy Sheehan media circus.

So why are they staying home now?

I think because they know there's more than a whiff of anti-Semitism coming from the circus; they have their own anti-Semitic pasts; and they don't want the public reminded of that.

Rev. Jackson called Jews "hymies" and New York City "hymietown." Until recent years, Rev. Sharpton was as much a Jew-baiter as Klansman David Duke.

A decade ago, the Revs. might very well have sought front row seats at the Sheehan circus. They could have counted on the MSM to downplay or remain silent about the circus' anti-Semitic aspects and their own pasts.

But the Revs. know there are bloggers now who won't downplay or remain silent.

So don't look for Jackson or Sharpton under the big top in Crawford.

But you'll see them soon. Another media circus always comes along.