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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Kansas and Kansas Republicans in NY Times today


A breaking article on the sad, sad state of Kansas politics in general and the Kansas Republican Party, specifically:

The End of a Kansas Tradition: Moderation

I doubt there is any better (worse?) example of a group of people voting against their own best self-interests than middle- and lower-class Kansans voting the Republican Party but there you are.

Link to full story here: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/the-end-of-a-kansas-tradition-moderation/

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Mitt Romney in the catbird seat right now, it seems

Right this moment--and it's a long way from 2012, I'll grant you--it seems like Mitt Romney can do no wrong.

First, I saw a week or two ago how the Republican Party is looking at Salt Lake City for its convention that year.

That just screams "Mitt!", since he's Mormon and that's their promise land, so to speak.

Second, as of last weekend and the wierd, hypocritical meeting that was the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, straw poll showing Mitt on top.


Adding to the fact that he's "presidential handsome" and worth approximately a quarter of a billion dollars, he at least has a good chance right now of being the Republican Party's next presidential candidate.

But it's one heck of a long way to 2012, as we all know.

Funny side note: Sarah Palin was the number 3 popular candidate in this poll, behind Ron Paul.

Man, I love the nutjobs.