He’s just visiting, after all. The lobbyists have paid for him to take lots of trips and play lots of golf.
Harry Reid on job losses:
Then defending himself after his stupidity got noticed:
And while the majority leader said that February’s job losses were “undeniably devastating,” Reid argued that job losses were much less than they could have been had Democrats not acted with their stimulus measures over the past year.
But Reid also lashed out at Republicans who’ve opposed many of those policies, accusing them of rooting for the economy’s failure for their own political game.
“And I warn them, once again, that this country has no place and no patience for those who root for failure,” Reid said to the GOP.
“This country has no place and no patience for those who root for failure.”
I wonder what Harry Reid was doing when he said this:
“This war is lost.”
Well…what do we have here:
But she said this not to long ago:
And this:
Now all of a sudden she wants to be friends?
Listen to it carefully.
That’s the sound of the future of the Indiana Democratic Party.
And there’s nothing good for Evan Bayh there.
Should he run for Governor in 2012 (as every Democrat I talk to seems to take as an article of faith), a Hoosier would have had to have been 50 to have voted for Birch Bayh. They would have had to have been 38 to have voted for Bayh the last time that he was governor.
Despite his relative youth, Bayh will have all of Dan Coats’ current “blast from the past” problems and then some if he takes another run at the Indiana Statehouse.
And the Democrats that have come into the electorate after the defeat of Birch Bayh and the departure of Bayh from the Statehouse?
They’ll have moved on (and many already have).
So will Indiana.
With Evan Bayh’s sudden announcement this week that’s he’s not running for re-election this year, speculation has been that the names that top the State Democrats wish list include 8th and 9th district congressmen Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill. But a name that jumped out today in a USA Today column, literally out of nowhere, was that of Seymour, Indiana’s own, John Mellencamp.
Could politics be in John Mellencamp’s near future?
A movement has sprung up urging the rocker to make a bid for Evan Bayh’s Democratic Indiana senate seat. After all, Mellencamp has name recognition and is passionate about causes, even if he has no experience, not Mediaite.
Couldn’t you just see this going down in the halls of congress if Mellencamp was chosen and won?
Johnny Cougar – “Hello Senator Franken, I’m Senator Mellencamp, the newest senator from Indiana.”
Al Franken – “Hey, I love your song Born in the USA”
Johnny Cougar – “Uhh…that’s Bruce Springsteen”
Al Franken – “Oh, I’m sorry, On the Road Again?”
Johnny Cougar – “That’s Willie Nelson”
Al Franken – “Livin’ on a Prayer?”
Johnny Cougar – That’s Bon Jovi!”
Al Franken – “Who are you again?”
Johnny Cougar – “I’m John Mellecamp! I sang Pink Houses…Small Town….Our Country!?!?!”
Al Franken – “Oh yeah, that annoying song in the Chevy ads that’s played every other commercial during football season. The song that’s not playing when Peyton Manning is hawking the latest in La-Z-Boy recliners or spatulas from Spatula City. Weren’t you John Cougar Mellencamp at one time?
Johnny Cougar – “Yeah, that’s right. Just call me Senator Cougar.”
Al Franken – “Sorry, Barbara Boxer has already claimed that title.”
Ba-dum-cha!
Thank you, thank you! I’ll be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitress.
My family voted for Ehrlich…
But seriously. It seems Gov. Daniels and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley had a friendly wager over the Indianapolis Colts and the Professional Football Franchise from Baltimore formerly known as the Cleveland Browns game last week involving crab cakes and flying the Colts flag on the Governor’s car and sending a picture to Governor Daniels. Well, it seems O’Malley has weaseled out of his end of the bargain…
From the IndyStar:
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s office says he has settled a wager with his Indiana counterpart over last weekend’s football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts.
Part of the wager called for the losing governor to put the opponent’s flag on his vehicle, and a pennant with a Colts logo could be seen attached to O’Malley’s vehicle next to the statehouse Wednesday.
But wait a minute! What’s that in the fine print on the banner?
O’Malley has attached an old Baltimore Colts pennant on his vehicle rather than an Indianapolis Colts flag.
Many Maryland residents are still irked about the Colts departure from Maryland in 1984.
O’Malley already has sent crab cakes and Smith Island cake to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
(Cue the liberals whining and crying who can’t take a joke in 5…4…3…2………)
Oh and just for fun, when was the last time you saw Massachusetts this red? Out of 10 congressional districts, all held by Democrats, nine went red. Even Barney Frank’s seat!
Consider this a mid-week post special election open thread. We’ll get back to more Hoosier centric posts soon.
After KFC announced an arrangement with the City of Indianapolis advertising on fire hydrants in exchange for IndyParks funds, PETA has stepped in …. and well you just need to read it for yourself
