North Carolina's Patrick McHenry was elected to a safe Republican district in 2004. During his short time in the House, McHenry has made a lot of enemies across the aisle with his partisan positions on many issues. So, it comes as little surprise that when McHenry makes an unsavory insult about a U.S. soldier in Iraq, that video is catching fire in the blogosphere. In the video, first brought to attention by Think Progress, and quickly gaining traction on YouTube, finds McHenry referring to a U.S. soldier in Iraq as a "two-bit security guard." The video has also resulted in a disparaging press release from McHenry's primary chalenger, Lance Sigmon. In the video, McHenry says :

We spent the night in the Green Zone, in the poolhouse of one of Saddam’s palaces. A little weird, I got to be honest with you. But I felt safe. And so in the morning, I got up early — not that I make this a great habit — but I went to the gym because I just couldn’t sleep and everything else. Well, sure enough, the guard wouldn’t let me in. Said I didn’t have the correct credentials.

It’s 5:00 in the morning. I haven’t had sleep. I was not very happy with this two-bit security guard. So you know, I said, “I want to see your supervisor.” Thirty minutes later, the supervisor wasn’t happy with me, they escort me back to my room. It happens. I guess I didn’t need to work out anyway.

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