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Scott Brown Is Done. Jim Deakin Is Up Next

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dive_elephantOk, it’s time for the whining and celebration to be done with Scott Brown.

Are you wondering why the Tea Parties backed a Massachusetts Republican?  After that whole “lovey dovey” video between him and McCain, it doesn’t seem quite plausible.  In fact, it’s caused some consternation online, so let me sum it up before I walk away from it.

  1. 41st Senate vote:  He was pretty much the only choice we had in the matter.  What were we going to do, go to another special election held by the 19th of January in another state to elect a more conservative Republican?  No, because there weren’t any.  So quit feeling like you’ve been had.  We did as good as we could.
  2. Democrats in panic:  Mission accomplished, at least for now.  Quite a number of them have decided that committing political suicide really isn’t all that glamorous after all.  Not enough lobbying jobs to go around, I suppose.

It’s done, we won.  We have him now, and it’s time to move on to our next worthwhile candidate:  Jim Deakin.

I’ve read word that this somewhat unknown fellow is the only one of McCain’s primary opponents who isn’t suffering from Cranial Rectum Insertion (CRI).  Chris Simcox has been campaigning for nearly a year and can’t break 4%, and J.D. Hayworth is too busy toying with everyone to get serious about his once-in-a-lifetime combination comeback & promotion opportunity.  So, I’m done with them.

Visit Jim’s site.  Read about him and get going.  McCain is certain to revert to mavericky form once he’s re-elected, and that just won’t do.  With Sarah Palin involved now, it’s going to be tough to give him the electoral mavericking he so richly deserves.  Scott Brown is done, and it’s time to move on.  Jim Deakin is up to cross the finish line next.

Addendum, 1/23/2010:  J.D. Hayworth bothered to announce as an opponent to McCain.  While this doesn’t speak highly for my predictive ability, I’ll still take this moment not to cheer.  I’m thinking he did this because McCain’s lawyers ended his radio show, ironically enough with the intention to hamstring his ability to campaign.

I’ll consider giving him my support when I’m under the impression he’s actually serious about it.  If he’s just going for a revenge run, he’s not worth the time.

The Sarah Palin Conundrum

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pillsI’ll just get this bitter pill to swallow out of the way right now.  Sarah Palin is going to campaign for McCain in Arizona.  You can read the gory details at Hot Air.

Her reasons are obvious.  She’s showing gratitude and loyalty to someone she thinks she owes, however much we may believe she is mistaken.  Granted, McCain helped her into national conservative celebrity status, but I guarantee he didn’t intend it that way.  He was simply trying to save his own campaign, and didn’t think he would create a conservative icon that was anathema to his own ambitions for the Republican Party.  Bottom line though is that this does mean she’s the stand-up sort of conservative we all hoped she was, and not a garden-variety politician or worse, another McCain.

I’ve read opinions all over the map on this today.  However, I suggest a solution to this conundrum for those of you in Arizona.

  1. Realize that this does not make a trend.  This would just be one of those times where you simply don’t agree with her decision, and go your own way.  No two people will ever agree 100%.
  2. Use this opportunity to torque the hell out of The Mavericky One, John McCain.

How?  It’s very simple.  Show up to the Palin rallies if you want to see her.  Enjoy the speeches.  Raise the roof and say hello.  Then, when it comes time to support McCain, vote against him anyway.  In this way, you can very visibly and unmistakably demonstrate to your least-favorite Senator that he had absolutely nothing to do with the cheering or expressions of support.

His ego should already be on the brink.  He’s a “senior statesman” of the Republican Party, and he can’t get re-elected without groveling for the help of two new stars, Sarah Palin and Scott Brown?  It’s going to be so much fun to watch him stand there and try to smile as he realizes no one in the room is there to see him.  More so, if you do the above.

Now, the trouble is that you’ll also have to stop donating to SarahPAC for the duration.  You risk having her donate your money to him again otherwise.  Not fun, but you can always resume helping her out after it’s over if you choose.

I know on the surface this stings.  It was my first reaction too.  But that doesn’t mean you can’t make something McCain won’t like of it.

Supreme Court Decimates McCain-Feingold

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judgeAs reported at RedState, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to remove the ban on political spending by corporations.

This takes a huge chunk out of the First Amendment violation that is McCain-Feingold.  While we haven’t yet gotten rid of that vile piece of work completely, this was a big step in the right direction.  If nothing else, Senator Schumer is freaking out about it, which means it can’t be all bad.

Thank you, Supreme Court, for restoring just a bit more of our freedom.  Thank you for giving us back a little more sanity in campaign law.  And finally, thank you so much for getting into the maverick supporter spirit and slapping John McCain across his smug, chubby little face the day after Sarah Palin announced she would help campaign for him.

If anyone deserves maverick support with this kind of flawless timing, it’s The Mavericky One himself, John McCain.

P.S.:  If the threat by McCain’s fellow Democrat Schumer to hold hearings about this decision holds true, they could keep The Mavericky One’s impossible to defend First Amendment position in the cameras for weeks if not months.  He’ll get all the press and maverick support he could ever want in an election year.  Way to go, Democrats!

The Shot Heard ‘Round The Beltway.

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boomScott Brown was elected to the Senate yesterday to serve out the rest of Ted Kennedy’s term.  This is the shot heard ’round the beltway, and despite some initial bluster, the Democrats aren’t in such a hurry anymore to ram anything down our throats.  At least for now.

In short:  KABOOM!  This one is hard to ignore.  Virginia and New Jersey, but not this.  To sum up why that is, we pesky Tea Party types:

  • Elected a Republican
  • To Ted Kennedy’s old seat
  • In Massachusetts

If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere.  Think about it, Democrats, and try not to believe your own spin.