I was still out of the country when Eric Kleefeld reported this: but, hey, Chris Chocola, old TPM parody-nemesis, is taking over as the head of the Club for Growth, the right-wing pressure group that specializes in killing off moderate GOPers with hard-right anti-tax Republicans who can't get elected to anything.

Chocola is taking over because former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-PA) is resigning to try to primary Arlen Specter (R-PA) out of the senate for the second time.

The Club was founded by Stephen Moore back in 1999. But since Toomey took over a few years ago, there's something telling about the fact that the outfit is run by politicians -- specifically, former members of Congress -- who have proven unable themselves to actually continue getting elected.

In any case, I'm excited to have Chocola back on the scene.