Humping in Media Accounts

So the number one story of the night is Hillary Clinton's comeback, and the number two story is John McCain's comeback. But I'm still stuck on Ralph Reed's comeback. Jack Abramoff's favorite Christian is sitting on CNN's panel of analysts, pattering away like a respectable public figure. I don't watch much cable news anymore, so someone out there will have to tell me: How long has this been going on? Is it a new development? Was Dan Rostenkowski unavailable?