Month: September 2012

Getting There is More Than Half the Battle

Trish

You can be rich and win Ohio, but you can’t be rich and out of touch and win Ohio.

— An anonymous Republican governor, quoted by the right-leaning Politico, in an article explaining that while Romney might make a good office-holder, he’s a terrible campaigner. The post is called, “In the End, it’s Mitt.” Unfortunately for Mitt and Politico, being a successful politician requires strength at both skills. Only being comfortable in an office, but not in running for it, is what stops almost all aspirants from going farther.

Who’s Lining, Wait I Mean Lieing, Hold On, Let Me Spellcheck That…LYING Now?

Trish

Comments

We knew it would be painful, here in Northeast Florida, to read the comments following a news story about Republican voter fraud.

After it was revealed that Palm Beach County, Fla. prosecutors began investigating Strategic Allied Consulting, one of many names for a “voting consultant” firm run by one man and paid $3.1 million so far by the Republican National Committee to register (Republican) voters, the Republican Party of Florida dumped the firm.

Which leads us to this story on a Jacksonville TV news website, and the colorful comments that followed. The last names were removed to protect the stupid. But one of word of advice: before you attempt to correct someone else’s spelling, make sure your own is at least in the ballpark.

Republicans Playing the Blame Game for Romney Nomination

Buck Banks

In what you might regard as an unhealthy sign for Mitt Romney’s campaign prospects, conservatives have turned to debating the question of who is to blame for nominating this man in the first place. Arch-conservatives Erick Erickson and Ben Domenech blame the moderate establishment for foisting Romney upon the base; relative moderates Ross Douthat and Daniel Larison blame the conservatives. Oddly, nobody seems interested in claiming credit for Romney’s nomination.

— Jonathan Chait, writing in New York Magazine.

Republicans No Longer Believe They Will Take Control of the Senate

Buck Banks

4%

Of GOP insiders rate their chances as “high” for taking control of the Senate, a free fall in confidence from February when 66% of Republicans were bullish they’d win the four seats necessary to take control, according to the latest National Journal Political Insiders Poll, “a stunning drop in optimism for a party that began 2012 confident it would regain control of the chamber.”

If Even One Woman in Missouri Votes for Todd Akin, I Would Like a 500-Word Essay Explaining Why

Trish

She had a confidence and was much more ladylike (in 2006), but in the debate on Friday she came out swinging, and I think that’s because she feels threatened.

Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), describing Sen. Claire McCaskill, the incumbent Democrat whose seat Akin is running for. Akin is still in the race, despite his parsing of rape and legitimate rape, and disclosing his complete lack of understanding of how the female body works.