Unless It Was With Paula Zahn

Democratic strategist James Carville is one of the more entertaining people in Washington. Yes, he's loud and obnoxious, but he has a good sense of humor about himself, and about politics and the work he does.

One of his favorite jokes to tell on the speaking circuit explains the derivation of the word politics - poli is Latin for many, and tics are blood sucking creatures.

As reported in Sunday's Washington Post Style section, the most recent issue of Men's Journal has a feature called, "How to Win at Everything." In it, Carville outlines how to win an argument in your own house, namely with your wife. As you know, his wife is Republican adviser Mary Matalin.

I like to joke that my wife and I are the poor man's version of James Carville and Mary Matalin. Although, thankfully my wife is not as conservative as Matalin

Carville notes that, "Winning an argument with your wife is like winning the war with Iraq. Once you win, you're in even more trouble."

He also suggests:

• "Don't point out that she is wrong; emphasize that you're right. Negative campaigning is for Swift Boat veterans;" and
• "No yelling. If you want to yell and argue, get a job on 'Crossfire.' The only difference is on 'Crossfire' we never have make-up sex."