For those of you pondering the appropriate dance to celebrate the dethroning of Tom DeLay et al, Stephanie Tubbs-Jones chose the cabbage patch — and then chose (probably unwisely) to do it on the House floor:

Heady with victory, Democrats are feeling feistier and cockier than they have in years. This headiness was symbolized earlier that day, when Democratic Representative Stephanie Tubbs-Jones of Ohio cast her vote to coronate Pelosi as speaker and then, with the whole House watching, broke out into a hip-hop jig known as the “cabbage patch”–a move that involves clasping one’s hands and swinging one’s arms as if churning butter. Such enthusiasm is understandable for Democrats, who waited more than a decade to regain power. Still, to some, turning the House floor into a dance floor sent a message of dubious taste. “You want to be magnanimous in victory, and then you see that,” says a dismayed House Democratic leadership aide. “Show some class!”

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the cabbage patch, here’s a random YouTube demo (anyone have C-SPAN video of Tubbs-Jones?):