News of the Bad...and Weird

By: Lowell
Published On: 10/18/2006 7:47:59 PM

*New NBC/Wall Street Journal poll indicates "Big Democratic wins likely on Election Day" as "Public's opinion of GOP hits record low."  Can anything turn this around for Republicans over the next 19 days?

*NBC reports that "October on pace to be deadliest month in two years" for U.S. soldiers in Iraq.  Ugh.

*The Los Angeles Times reports on a possible "Pink Purge" of homosexuals from the Republican Party. The Times specifically notes:

Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), a staunch opponent of same-sex marriage, has a campaign manager who is gay. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), who linked gay sex to bestiality, has a press secretary who is gay. Both senators are in perilous races for reelection, and neither staffer would comment.

Maybe New York Times columnist Frank Rich was onto something with his Sunday column, "The Gay Old Party Comes Out."  What a bunch of homophobic hypocrites!

*George Allen supporter, former "straight-talk" Senator John McCain declares, "I think I'd just commit suicide" if Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate.  Hmmmm...I wonder if McCain will go for sleeping pills, carbon monoxide, or seppuku sword. Utterly bizarre.

Anyway, discuss amongst yourselves...I'm pretty much speechless!

P.S.  I'm afraid to even ask what on earth this is all about!

Lowell Feld is Netroots Coordinator for the Jim Webb for US Senate Campaign.  The ideas expressed here belong to Lowell Feld alone, and do not represent those of Jim Webb, his advisors, staff, or supporters.

Comments



Hypocrisy Avalanche (Shenandoah Democrat - 10/18/2006 8:00:17 PM)
Have you seen this?? http://www.radaronli...
Schelske's behaviors are truly perverse. Mr. Allen gets weirder, taking money from a pretty kinky fellow.
So now Mr. Allen has to explain why he is keeping the $2,800 he received from Schelske's PAC. This guy sounds like a piece of work.


McCrock (Kindler - 10/18/2006 10:12:58 PM)
Don't believe John McCain -- he'll be happy as a clam if Dems win the Senate.  Republicans suffering a complete collapse on Election Day will be the best argument for them to choose an un-Bush-like, maverick candidate for President in 2008.  Which will be McCain unless he completely throws away his maverick credentials by then.


McCain's promise (libra - 10/18/2006 11:34:24 PM)
*George Allen supporter, former "straight-talk" Senator John McCain declares, "I think I'd just commit suicide" if Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate.  Hmmmm...I wonder if McCain will go for sleeping pills, carbon monoxide, or seppuku sword."

While I don't believe it for a second (he's done a lot of posturing-followed-by-bending before), if he's serious, I don't really care *how* he does it. Just as long as he does do it, in public (FoxNews, by preference), surrounded and followed by his -- *to the last breath* -- pals-in-ideology: Dummy, Rummy, Dicky, Condi... Dobson, Fallwell, Perkins... Yoo, Gonzales, Scalia, Thomas, Alito... Hastert, Frist, Reynolds, Mehlman, Rove...

I'd love to see a great, big, "bonfire of vanities" :)