Well of course. After revealing on Wednesday that smarmy dick-lizard Michael Patrick Leahy’s interest in taxes does not extend to actually paying them, we here at Teablogging received pretty much the response we expected (left: Ah ha ha of course, right: teh libelz!). But something else happened too—While Your Editor was taking a Nyquil-induced disco nap, one Keith Olbermann picked up the story and named Leahy and his $150,000 in judgments, liens, etc, his Worst Person in the World.

And so, of course, three days after giving Teablogging (dot NET, ahem) essentially a green light to publish what the fuck ever (not his words; he doesn’t appreciate “swears”), Leahy is suddenly INCENSED at the LEFT WING SMEAR MERCHANTS who would sully his good name with, uh, true things that actually happened.

In a post published do his blog on Friday, Leahy chronicles and, in his mind, justifies, each lien and judgment Teablogging published. Then, in true Leahy style, he goes on to challenge Olbermann—who I’m sure had never heard of Leahy before yesterday and hasn’t given him a thought since—to a live debate on either the O’Reilly Factor or whatever the fuck Glenn Beck’s program is called.

Jesus Christ, again?

First of all, let’s at least give Leahy credit for spinning a delusion that’s at least somewhat less grandiose than a few weeks ago when he “agreed” to meet with President Obama because, er, teabags.

Much more amusing, though, is the utterly transparent bullshit Leahy is pulling here. Let’s recap the past three days: Your Editor: Hey Dickbag, I’m going to publish this. Leahy: Silence. Teablogging: Hey world, guess who doesn’t pay his taxes? Leahy: Silence. Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars and other miscellaneous internets: Teabagger doesn’t pay taxes. Leahy: Silence. Olbermann: Here is a thing that everyone is already reporting. Leahy: OH MY GOD I AM BEING VICTIMIZED.

The fact is that Leahy probably hissed with glee when he saw his serpentine mug on Countdown. Like Your Editor, Leahy is nothing if not a fame whore, and he knew full well that if if he’d explained himself to Teablogging four days ago the way he explained himself in the post yesterday, I probably wouldn’t have published anything at all. But Leahy didn’t want to discourage these “vicious attacks.” Quite to the contrary. This—the outrage, the faux victimization, the insane posturing—is Leahy’s bread and butter.

Which brings me, finally, to my point. I, Your Teablogging Editor, would like to issue my own public challenge to Michael Patrick Leahy: Michael, it’s time we settled this like adults, and like patriots, which is why I invite you to join me for a live webcast in which we’ll see, once and for all, who loves America the most by competing to see who can recite the preamble to the Constitution with more Peeps in his or her mouth.

Your move, Leahy.