THE DIGNITY INDEX

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A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go.

Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens reneges on his vow to pay $1 million to anyone who provides proof that the Swift Boat Vets for Truth were wrong about John Kerry. Score: 24

Unhappy with a bullpen demotion, Houston pitcher Shawn Chacon grabs his own G.M. by the neck and tosses him to the ground. Result: a demotion off the team. Score: 67

Karl Rove says Obama is "the guy at the country club" who "makes snide comments about everyone." The best part: Rove made his snide comment at ... the Capitol Hill Club! Score: 78

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