Daily Archives: Feb. 2, 2008

State GOP went with what has not worked

Feb. 2, 20086:03 a.m.

puptentConservative Republican candidates got trounced in every statewide race in Kansas in 2006, losing to either moderate Republicans in the primary or Democrats in the general election. So what did the state Republican Party do last weekend? It became more conservative. The party replaced two moderate representatives on the Republican National Committee with two conservatives, one of whom is the president of the ultraconservative Kansas Republican Assembly. Has the GOP folded up its big tent?

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Kansas government | Comments (75)

Strategy to Sebelius message?

Feb. 2, 20086:02 a.m.

sebeliusOne thoughtful take on Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ Democratic response came from Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus, who saw strategy in the contrast between Sebelius and last year’s bellicose speaker, Virginia Sen. Jim Webb. “This new messenger and overhauled tone is no accident,” Marcus wrote. “It reflects the mounting anxiety among congressional Democrats that the change in congressional leadership has not produced enough of the promised results in the public mind.”

She concluded: “The next several weeks may help make clear which message resonates most with Democratic voters: Webb’s sharp elbows or Sebelius’s open arms; Clinton’s gritty realism or Obama’s build-it-and-they-will-come vision.”

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Kansas government | Comments (12)

Dubious, bogus and utterly phony headlines

Feb. 2, 20086:01 a.m.

spoofsThe following satirical headlines come from borowitzreport.com:

HILLARY SENDS BILL ON CAMPAIGN TRIP TO ANTARCTICA; Will Remain There Until Convention, Aides Confirm

KUCINICH’S EXIT STUNS LONE SUPPORTER; Solitary Volunteer Calls Departure ‘Hasty’

NADER WARNS BLOOMBERG NOT TO RUN; Only Room for One Egomaniac in Race, Activist Says

HILLARY, OBAMA GET A ROOM; Candidates Bow to Request of Debate Viewers

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Spoof headlines | Comments (14)

Poetic partings for Giuliani, Edwards

Feb. 2, 20086:00 a.m.

edwardsTwo more presidential primary “bye-kus” from the Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto, for Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards, respectively:

From 9/11
Things went downhill on the road
To 11/4

Such a pretty man
Gee, his hair looks terrific
Looks aren’t everything

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Presidential race | Comments (11)