An Editor's Post
Who can blame him? It's not as if the mess we're in happened in the last 100 days. Now, right - wingers are trashing a guy they would have bashed their own mothers to defend a couple of days ago. The simple fact is, this one more example of politics overriding policy.
The G"NO"P crowd better get used to the idea of seeing the backs of their members as they walk away from the the hollering idiots. Rush Limbaugh started blasting away within minutes of the announcement and actually said "Take McCain and his daughter with you." Good idea, since Arlen made it clear he would not be an automatic "rubber-stamp" for the Dems.
Much has been made about Arlen's consideration of being able to win again in Pennsylvania as a Republican. Yes, I suppose there is something to that. But the G"NO"P better start thinking about the ads running against their candidates in the next round of elections. We can all expect to hear things that more or less sound like...
While [Republican Politician's name here] made every effort to block any legislation that was presented on [House/Senate] floor to fix the economy, health care, boarder security, [any other significant issue that comes up between now and then], they also provided NO legislative alternatives, NO plans, NO new ideas. Are you sick of "Just Say No"? Then this coming election day, say YES to [new guy's name here].
"Hi, I'm [the new guy] and I say YES to this message."
The ironic thing is, while we will most likely see these ads from Democrats, the greatest damage to the G"NO"P candidates will be done by Republican "up and coming" candidates. You "NO", the ones who want the job but can't get it because they can't get the PAC money, because they won't tow the party line.
-The Editor
