A record that sells 100,000 copies qualifies as a Gold Record. According to a very interesting story in today's Richmond VA Times-Dispatch, the video of Sen. George Allen calling a native-born Virginian American a "macaca" has now been viewed on YouTube more than 250,000 times.

Therefore I suggest that this qualifies for 2.5 Gold Macacas, and that this term be used as a ratings service for YouTube links henceforth.

Once it gets to a million hits, which I suspect is a very safe bet before November and absolutely gay-ron-teed to happen if Allen keeps bobbing to the top of the cesspool which constitutes the Republican contenders for President in '08, it will be refered to as having won a Platinum Macaca.

Yes, you can call me a hypocrite all you want, but this is so good I just have to post it. ABC news: you can win me over if you keep up with this kind of story.

GMA hammers Allen.