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Great Moments in Hillary History

Posted on January 13, 2009 | Leave a comment

As Hillary Clinton appears before the senate as P.E. BAM’s Secretary of State designate, and as any drama unfolds or hilarity (no pun intended) ensues, let us not forget what was for many of us the highlight of the 2008 erection season…

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What if McCain Opposed the Bailout?

Posted on December 15, 2008 | Leave a comment

One of the lingering questions concerning the 2008 election is what would have happened if John McCain had opposed the bailout. Many of the R’s who voted for it the first time only did so on his lead…what if he lead them the other way?

Craig Shirley had an interesting take:

Had McCain opposed the bailout, though he may still have lost, he not only would have made the campaign interesting by positioning himself as the principled, populist champion standing up to the corrupt, monied elites, he would have also left a legacy for the GOP, of once again being a Reaganesque party, believing in the many people rather than the few elites. McCain had a chance to save the Republican Party, but he blew it.

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A Georgia and Minnesota Senate Update

Posted on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

Did you know that if the R’s can hang on to forty-two Senate seats, forty-two is the answer to life, the universe, and everything? I digress.

We still have those two pesky open senate seats that need to be dealt with. First up is the run-off election in Georgia where Saxby Chambliss is up against it doesn’t matter. Saxby won on Election Day, but there was a third candidate and Georgia rules say that if you don’t get 50% the first time…you do it again. That’s on Tuesday.

Today, Sen. Chambliss will be joined on the stump by Sarah Palin at four different rallies. This will be interesting because, besides this being Palin’s first time out on the trail on her own, it will be the first time she’s been to Georgia. Palin drew huge crowds in Florida and Carolina…but that was also during the Presidential campaign. If Chambliss loses, expect fair and balanced media outlets like MSNBC and the New York Times to blame her for it. If she draws big numbers AND Chambliss wins…then they’ll just find something else to complain aboot.

Then there’s the Minnesota recount and Al Franken. Oh, Al Franken.
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Morning Briefing

Posted on November 10, 2008 | Leave a comment

–>Sarah Palin starts to run for 2012 speak out on the election.

–>She’s not the only one.

–>People can’t stop talking aboot her.

–>Newt Gingrich will except the job as RNC Chair, but only if we ask him nicely.

–>Bill Kristol isn’t all that worried.

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Mitt Romney…What If?

Posted on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

It’s never too soon to talk aboot the next election, and even though we still have the 2010 midterms to concern ourselves with, we seem to have leapfrogged over that and gone write to 2012. That may or may not explain why Mitt Romney’s name has been in the news again, giving the President-Elect advice, questioning whether his family even wants him to run again in the first place, and a few other stories that are more gossip than anything else.

What kills me is, whenever Mitt’s name is mentioned, I can’t help but wonder “what if?”

I was very Anti-Romney during the primaries, mainly because he came across as being really full of it. First, seeing that there was no “establishment candidate” he tried to turn himself into one. Then, after the loss in Iowa, tried to change who he was and what his campaign stood for with each primary. It was like watching Eddie Haskill from the old “Leave it to Beaver” series.

But once I realized Senator McCain was going to lose, I gave Mitt Romney a second look, especially as I found him to make the case for John McCain better than McCain did. And I found myself wondering, what would have happened if he just ran as himself, as opposed to run as a born again social conservative?
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What’s Next for John McCain?

Posted on November 9, 2008 | Leave a comment

“But before our old soldier fades away, it is worth acknowledging that McCain ran a valiant race against impossible odds. He will be — he should be — remembered as the most worthy presidential nominee ever to be denied the prize.” - Charles Krauthammer

Watching John McCain’s concession speech was a sad end to a sad campaign. Yes, he was running against history. Yes, he was running against George Bush. Yes, the media has been an absolute fucking disgrace. But in the end, it was Sen. McCain who didn’t make the case for why he should be president. And while I agree with Charles Krauthammer, or even Don Imus who thought McCain would have made one of the truly great Presidents in this countries history, the case was never made to the American people.

The hardest part for me, as a fan of Senator McCain, was that I started to see some of the criticism’s people like Rush Limbaugh have been making for the past eight years. As the campaign went on, the “Maverick” seemed to be more a media creation than anything else. Once the media turned on him, as everyone said they were going to do, John McCain didn’t seem to have a coherent message aboot anything.

And even when he had a message, it wasn’t communicated all that well. Point of fact, the exit polls showed a vast majority of American’s believe in offshore drilling and reigning in out of control spending. They then voted for the candidate who is against offshore drilling and isn’t concerned aboot government spending.

So now that the election is over, what’s next? I see John McCain filling one of two roles:
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