The beginning of the end of the Republican Party

NY-23 GOPer Scozzafava Suspends Campaign

In a huge development in the NY-23 special election, Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava has announced that she is suspending her campaign, citing an inability to win in light of recent polls and a lack of money -- leaving this race as a vote between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, and a strong message that the Republican Party can no longer nominate moderate candidates, or else face a right-wing revolt.

It's between the Democrats and the Conservatives now! The Republican Party is going the way of the Whigs.

PS - Scozzafava = "the bean shuffles" according to freetranslation.com

Friday Music Video

Too-far-ahead-of-their-time English band The Sorrows couldn't score a hit in their homeland, so they moved to Italy. From 1966.

Patrick Swayze Dead at 57

Jim Carroll too. Give me a few minutes to tally the score.


People who pick up 33 points for picking Patrick Swayze:

Terry C
Macacawitz
HoneyBearKelly
Wes (defending champion)
Dancinfool
Karin
Z-Man
Sarik

THE LEADERBOARD:
Macacawitz - 73 (Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze)
Wes (defending champion) - 46 (Patrick Swayze, Ted Kennedy)
Terry C - 46 (Patrick Swayze, Ted Kennedy)
HoneyBearKelly - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Dancinfool - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Karin - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Z-Man - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Sarik - 33 (Patrick Swayze) [possible DQ for entering twice]
Libby - 32 (Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon)
General Zod - 13 (Ted Kennedy)
Theodoric of Athens - 13 (Ted Kennedy)
Bill Buckner - 13 (Ted Kennedy)
Pansypoo - 12 points (Robert Novak)

Dunk the President, Win a Prize

Rep. Wilson Outburst Leads Senate Dems to Close Loophole in Health Reform Bill
In the Senate, Democrats in the so called "Gang of Six," began moving quickly to close the loophole Rep. Joe Wilson helped bring to light with his outburst during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.

And there you have it. All you have to do to get the President to swing legislation your way is call him a liar during a joint session of congress. After the Van Jones debacle and the Yosi Sargant fiasco, it's apparent that Fearful Leader will bend over forewards to anyone that insults him. Maybe if I change my voter registration to Republican and spit in his face, I'll get a free car.

People Who Died

Ted Kennedy, 77

Dominick Dunne, 83

Ellie Greenwich, 68




People who scored 13 points in my Dead Pool with Ted Kennedy:

sarik
Terry C
General Zod
Theodoric of Athens
Bill Buckner
Wes (defending champion)



Too soon?

Robert Novak Dead at 78

Robert Novak is dead, and that's 12 points to Pansypoo, who picked him as an ELEVENTH choice. If anyone has a problem with that, you can try commenting on EVERY one of my posts like my number one commenter, and then I might listen.

DEAD POOL LEADERBOARD:

Macacawitz: 40 points (Michael Jackson)
Libby: 32 points (Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon)
Pansypoo: 12 points

Parody or not?

I can't tell.