Procrustes Stretched
"intuition and imagination and intelligence"
The Palin Delusion & Maine's Libertarian Streak...they do not equal a net gain for Palin or the GOP or consrervativism in American politics.
First:
Palin, Pawlenty, and the Obama haters lost in a safe GOP district that has been GOP for generations. Now WTF is that all about?
Second:
Maine with it's libertarian leanings had issues with the government injecting itself into the gay marriage thing more than any real issue with gay marriage itself.
It is too far out to say what the midterm elections in 2010 will show, but as the last time when I cautioned idjits against taking bets in 2006, I caution rational people against reading too much into things until a few months before an election.
remember 2009 when all the crazy cons were saying the Dems would not do well or that the Dems would only take one house in congress and then...
First:
-So read IT and weap you con-suckersThe district has been a Republican stronghold for generations, and the party has represented parts of it since the 19th century.
The battle became one of the most closely followed races in the nation, drawing in some of the biggest forces in politics in both parties. Republicans who viewed the race as a test of the partys most deeply held conservative principles including Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska; Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, a presidential hopeful; and grass-roots groups that have forcefully opposed Democratic economic and health care policies rallied behind Mr. Hoffman.
Palin, Pawlenty, and the Obama haters lost in a safe GOP district that has been GOP for generations. Now WTF is that all about?
Second:
Maine with it's libertarian leanings had issues with the government injecting itself into the gay marriage thing more than any real issue with gay marriage itself.
It is too far out to say what the midterm elections in 2010 will show, but as the last time when I cautioned idjits against taking bets in 2006, I caution rational people against reading too much into things until a few months before an election.
remember 2009 when all the crazy cons were saying the Dems would not do well or that the Dems would only take one house in congress and then...