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The “hottie” focus continues

I know it’s probably all in fun but still, now that Atrios has blogged Herseth’s picture, the “hottie” comments continue. As one noted, some of these commenters really need to get out more. They’re starting to sound like Beavis and Butthead.

The bad SciFi motif

Returning once again to my prior statements that life since 9-11 and Bush has seemed like being in a bad science fiction novel, let’s add this from Sunday’s New York Times. “Day by day, the nation’s capital is becoming a fortress, turning a city known for graceful beauty into a virtual armed camp.”

Another South Dakota congressional comment

I (and others) noticed that when Kos posted something about visiting Stephanie Herseth’s campaign, he ran her picture with it. That is not disturbing. What is somewhat irritating is all the “she’s a babe” comments showing up in connection with the post. Hey guys, believe it or nor, those of us who will actually go […]

G@dd##$it Tom!

As I’ve blogged before, I like Tom Daschle. He’s my Senator and was truly one of the few politicians I actually had a lot of respect for during the days I was covering them. But the upcoming race against John Thune appears to be affecting his public discourse already. According to the Rapid City Journal, […]

Taking its toll

Sure, it’s a long way between now and November. But Iraq and everything appears to be taking its toll. Even here, where Bush won big in 2000, the latest poll shows less than half rated Bush favorably. Moreover, his favorable rating dropped from 58 percent in August, a drop of 11 percent in six months. […]