The Huffington Post is on a roll. First "reporter" Ryan Grim sleuthed out Eric Cantor's whereabouts during the Obama presser (as if members of Congress have some Constitutional obligation to watch the president in prime time). Now Grim is  reporting more big news, Senators Get Nasty: "You're Good" ... "Your Wife Said The Same Thing," which is being given banner treatment on the Huffington Post homepage:

Except it turns out Grimm and Huffpo are completely distorting the context of the comment to make it appear as if this was some sort of dirty sex talk between two Senators in public. The NY Times' Caucus does the fact check:

The exchange has been picked up all around, depicted — and scolded — as cheesy, sex-laced banter, during discussions about rather weighty issues like, uh, the deficits. But what's missing from the takes at other Web sites — even though the follow-up line alludes to what's going on between the two — is indeed the context.

Senator Grassley's comeback and the ending line close the loop. Senator Conrad responded: “She did, she said you were the biggest hit of all the speakers at the event.”

The event, we're told, was the 20th Annual Legislative and U.S. Government Policy Seminar on Wednesday at noontime, when Mr. Grassley spoke. Senator Conrad's wife, Lucy Calautti, attended and did indeed compliment the Iowa senator's presentation.

It's not like it was a terribly slow news day, either. The President of the United States announced a new strategy for Afganistan this morning, which most consider a fairly significant event. After that, he met with the CEO's of the nation's largest banks to talk about fixing the economic crisis. I guess those subjects just aren't "sexy" enough for the Huffington Post.