Congressman Mike Pence, announcing from Washington that the governor’s seat in Indiana is his next career step, may have an imaginary friend he’s bringing along.

Basically, the action in the next two years will be in the executive branch federal agencies, all of which will be under constant threat of defunding and harassment from the GOP.

But bipartisanship, in the Congress? Fuhgettaboutit.

Of course the guy wanted to give you a rug, Mike. You were there with Blackhawk helicopters, having closed the market to all but your security detail, and were accompanied by the man who might (possibly) be the next President of the United States.

We’ve already heard grumblings from El Rushbo and the wingosphere that the BP oil spill is “Obama’s Katrina” — but Mike Pence busted out an even fresher take on that today.

Daniel Foster at The Corner likes this quote from Mike Pence’s remarks at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.