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Among The Reasons We Keep Returning Knobs To Congress

Posted on | November 1, 2010 | 6 Comments

by Smitty

TrogloPundit noted a survey saying roughly 2/3 would like to flush the Congress as a whole. Given our population size, the argument that we can’t find equal or better talent in the population for any seat is specious. And if the argument has merit, say, for Federal Reserve Chairman (oops, we don’t vote for that chap) then we should be asking ourselves: why is the system rigged with so many failure points?
But back to the systemic drivers for keeping the devils and succubi we know: the seniority system drives a Prisoner’s Dilemma of sorts. What to do?
To quote something I wrote over at NTC News, let’s do this

Every Congress must win approval from two thirds of the state legislatures in the 18th month of the Congress, or none of the members of the Congress are permitted to run for re-election for their current seat.

Note that this is not an individual term limit, but, rather, a global kill switch for the entire pack of louts. By default, the Congresscritters are gone. Most of the time, they will clear the approval wicket. The 111th Congress would have been down the tubes, and we’d have primaried fresh faces (careful with the vowels in ‘faces’) this Spring.

Category: Congress

Be The Wave 2010

Posted on | November 1, 2010 | 6 Comments

by Smitty

Because not everyone can match Jimmie Bise in raw sex appeal

. . .lesser mortals will simply have to fight with the GIMP to replace Mt. Fuji with the Capitol Dome in the famous print:

In a less abstract, more “Can you describe the underside of the bus, Mr. Reid?” sort of way, Sharron Angle’s closer covers pretty much every Democrat incumbent, in addition to The Hapless One:

Category: Uncategorized

GA-12: Ali Akbar Explains It All

Posted on | November 1, 2010 | 3 Comments

VIDALIA, Ga. — The brilliant young New Media prodigy discusses the strategy of Ray McKinney’s grassroots campaign for Congress:

Yeah, Ali owes me beers for calling him a “brilliant young New Media prodigy.” Or else he could suggest you hit the tip jar.

Category: Congress, Election, Georgia, Ray McKinney, Video

Let’s Outsource The Choosing Of Conservative Leaders To, Say. . .Politico

Posted on | November 1, 2010 | 15 Comments

by Smitty

Allahpundit tweeted this risible pile of noise from Politico: “Next for GOP leaders: Stopping Palin“, by Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei

As a PsyOps piece, it’s brilliant. We’re treated to a stream of innuendo about halting the Mamma Grizzly coming from:

  1. top Republicans
  2. advisers to the main 2012 presidential contenders
  3. other veteran Republican operatives
  4. GOP elites
  5. establishment figures
  6. one prominent and longtime Washington Republican
  7. interviews with top advisers to the candidates most frequently mentioned as running in 2012
  8. other top GOP officials
  9. top advisers
  10. many establishment figures
  11. A longtime Republican leader
  12. party elders
  13. establishment
  14. strategists and 2012 aspirants
  15. party elites

Then we do venture near some actual names and campaigns: Read more

Category: Republicans

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.01.10

Posted on | November 1, 2010 | 5 Comments

TOP NEWS

Bombmaker Sought In Cargo Plot Also Involved in Previous Attempts

Emirates, UPS planes on the tarmac in Dubai

FedEx, UPS, USPS no longer accepting packages from Yemen

Baghdad Church Hostage Drama Ends In Bloodbath
25 Christian hostages killed by terrorists as U.S. troops and Iraqi commandos attack

Brazil Elects First Woman President
“My mission is to eradicate poverty,” says Rousseff

32 Hurt In Istanbul Suicide Bombing
Attack has Al-Qaeda trademarks, but Turks blame Kurds



POLITICS

GOP: We’re Not Giving Up On Miller

Scott McAdams, some cokehead, and Joe Miller debate

“Joe Miller not only has the full support of the NRSC, but he’s actually featured prominently in our TV ad which is running still today statewide in Alaska,” Jesmer said.



NV Senate Race Not A Popularity Contest

Virginia A Bellwether For 2010 Midterms?

Clinton Stumps For Democrats All Around New England

O’Donnell Buys 30-minute Spots, Undaunted By Polls



THE ECONOMY, STUPID

Bernanke’s Rep On The Line As Fed Tries To Boost Economy

Indiana Voters Liable To Lock In Property Tax Caps

XBox Live Dashboard Update Releases Today

Joysticks And The First Amendment



SPORTS

Patriots Run Past Favre, Vikings

Ducks & fans celebrate after Saturday's victory over USC


Move into first in the AFC East with  28-18 win

Ducks Stay Atop AP Top 25 For Third Week

Jerry Jones Confused, Vacillating After Cowboys Savaged By Jags

Road Warrior Dolphins Win Fourth Straight Away From Home

Jazz, Finally Win One, Beat Thunder 120-99



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS

Denise Borino-Quinn Dies, 46

Shown playing Ginny Sacramoni on "The Sopranos"


Died of cancer last week; funeral Mass held Saturday

Charlie Sheen Apparently Determined To Blow His Life, Career

Lindsay Lohan – No Tricks, Just Treats

Rihanna Rocks “Ronnie & Clyde” SNL Skit



FOREIGNERS

Japan To Summon Russian Ambassador Over Medvedev’s Visit To Kuriles

Haiti Braces For Hurricane Tomas

Ivory Coast Holds First Election Since 2002 War

Saudi King Offers To Host Talks To Break Iraq Stalemate



BLOGS & STUFF

Ed Morrissey: “Yeah, that was us, but it’s not what you think,” says KTVA

POWIP: Keef Says Stewart’s Jumped The Shark?

Michelle Malkin: Obama/Biden’s Last Campaign Rally Ends With A Whimper

OTB: You Know What David Broder Suggests To Get The Economy Going? A War With Iran!

Contentions: So What Does Jennifer Rubin Say About All This?



— compiled by Wombat-socho

Category: Uncategorized

Three Hours Of Fisking

Posted on | November 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Three Hours Of Fisking

by Smitty

Valley of the Shadow continues its relentless fisk attack on that hoary old plate of hors d’ oeuvres, 60 Minutes. Read these reviews of the last three weeks of this hotbed of lefty horticulture.

17 October

  1. The City of David
  2. Homeless Veterans
  3. 1906 Film of Market Street

24 October

  1. The 99’ers, which got some attention in the blogs

31 October

  1. Anger in the Heartland
  2. Taxing the Rich

Their reporting is so horrendous, that even an ancient Roman like Horace would know it for a pile of hooey. We’ll stop short of using certain adjectives from Jerry Brown’s campaign to describe 60 Minutes’ horrible mattress-on-the-back attack, except, perhaps, subtextually.
Conservatives, you see, just aren’t smart enough for that sort of humor.

Category: Valley of the Shadow

Got Them Statesboro Boos: Georgia Town’s Halloween ‘Scare on the Square’

Posted on | October 31, 2010 | 2 Comments

While I was covering Ray McKinney’s campaign Saturday evening, I also managed to get some photos of locals dressed up for the occasion.

Indiana Mom and the Rugrats of Doom.

Undead Elvis has lost a few pounds. Read more

Category: Georgia, humor

GA-12: Greetings From Vidalia!

Posted on | October 31, 2010 | 11 Comments

VIDALIA, Ga. — I’m here at Ray McKinney for Congress headquarters in the “Sweet Onion City,” and wanted to give you a quick campaign update.

Here’s Ray in front of headquarters on Main Street.

The Raymobile. It’s like the Batmobile, except for the bumper sticker on the back: “This vehicle does not brake for Blue Dogs.”

Ray’s wife of 26 years, Lisa, fills in his schedule for Monday.

This is the intersection of Main Street and Main Street in Statesboro. Notice that they have East Main Street blocked off. That was for Saturday evening’s “Scare on the Square” Halloween festival. Ray attended to greet and shake hands with voters.

Ray talks to one of his supporters on East Main Street during the “Scare on the Square” festival.

Ray was surprised to find that this young trick-or-treater was disguised as Christine O’Donnell.

Ray explains that this year’s candy shortage is caused by Democratic policies that John Barrow voted for.

Ray: “See that guy? He’s the media. Never trust those guys.” And this young Christine O’Donnell admirer took his advice to heart.

A young girl dressed up in an elephant costume does a perfect imitation of a Republican establishment insider who has just learned that a Tea Party-backed candidate might win an election Nov. 2.

RAY McKINNEY for CONGRESS

UPDATE: Welcome, Instapundit readers! And here’s an early look at Monday’s American Spectator column:

VIDALIA, Ga. — John Barrow is a Democrat endorsed by Barack Obama. Or, depending on who he’s talking to, John Barrow is fighting against Barack Obama and the Democrats. Judging from his campaign’s mixed messages, Barrow believes a majority of voters in Georgia’s 12th District want to re-elect a one-man bipartisan compromise.
In a mailing sent out last week, the Democrat congressman told independent voters that he is “not a rubber stamp” and bragged that he has “stood up to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Washington.”
Of course, that’s not the message Barrow sent to Democrats. The three-term incumbent sent them a different mailer, featuring a photo of the president with the slogan “Now More Than Ever” and the message: “John Barrow is working hand in hand with President Obama.” Meanwhile, listeners to black-oriented radio stations in the southeast Georgia district are hearing ads that tout Obama’s endorsement of Barrow.
Barrow’s schizophrenic campaign demonstrates the precarious political calculus for a Blue Dog Democrat seeking re-election in a year when his party is unpopular and when Republicans are on the winning side of what has been termed the “enthusiasm gap.” . . .

Please read the whole thing.

Category: Congress, Election, Georgia, Ray McKinney
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