How are things going for embattled Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY), the Staten Island congressman whose recent DUI in Virginia came after a night of partying with an overserved pal and led to questions about whether he fathered the child of a woman other than his wife?

Uh, pretty much as you'd expect:

• "A frenzied day and night of rumor, speculation and gossip that began with scandal-scarred Republican Rep. Vito Fossella attending a religious ceremony for his son in Great Kills ended with Fossella hunkered down in Washington, D.C., contemplating the possible end of his political career," says the Staten Island Advance

• "In an ominous sign for Rep. Vito Fossella, the campaign arm of the national Republican Party is refusing to support him publicly. When asked to comment on the race in New York's 13th District, which includes Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, Julie Shutley, said only that voters in the district 'believe in national security and lower taxes' and will reject Democratic policies," notes the New York Sun.

• "The consensus on Capitol Hill is: Vito is finito," writes the Washington Post.

• "Even Republicans ready to write off Vito Fossella in DWI, lady 'friend' scandal," the New York Daily News reports, and then twists the knife further by suggesting a brand new game: "Let's play 'Is Vito Fossella wearing his wedding ring today?'"

So, uh, yeah. Guy could probably use a good, stiff drink by now. Somebody hide his keys.