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I never for a moment imagined that we’d be able to get through the month of October without some major scandal or stumble by Democrats. Even then, my wildest dreams never approached what actually happened — John Kerry insulting our troops in Iraq:

If the Republicans were worried last week about the base turning out, […]

Just this afternoon, in a move that could forever change the course of this nation’s history, Duncan Hunter announced that he will be taking the first step on a long road - his quest to win the White House in 2008.
Although it is tempting to pledge our fealty now to this candidate this afternoon, getting […]

Frank J. on the Tennessee Senate race:
When a dog whistle blows, only dogs hear it and start barking. When someone “blows a racist whistle” only the racists should hear it and start making noise. But, when each of these ads first appeared, the only barking I heard was from the nutroots.
Link via RedState.

In a move that demonstrates both political cynicism and the difficulty of true anonymity on the Internet, the people behind the website Stop Sexual Predators (the site that first publicized the emails, innocuous compared to the messages revealed later, from then-Congressman Mark Foley to former Congressional pages) have been revealed.
At least, their computers have. […]

Some facts, and a speculative conclusion:
The whisper in Washington is that Karl Rove has been bragging for weeks about his planned October Surprise for the 2006 midterm elections.
Almost exactly a month ago, rumor had it that Osama bin Laden had recently died of typhoid fever.
Previously, when bin Laden was rumored to […]

Via Daringfireball, comes news of Rafe’s Law:
An Internet service cannot be considered truly successful until it has attracted spammers.
In other words, you’re not truly successful until you’ve been rendered virtually useless. Probably true.

Jeff does an in-depth analysis of BattleStar Galactica, and find that it is not an allegory for Vichy France, the Iraqi insurgency, or the defeat of Xerxes at the hands of the Greeks:

It’s just not that simple, people.
And that’s really the whole point. Life is complicated. In an extreme situation — such as living under […]

Which of the following teams are ahead of the Florida State Seminoles in one or more of the NCAA Football polls:

Boise State
ACC Rivals Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, AND Boston College
Rutgers
Every single team listed in 1, 2, and 3.

If you answered (4), you are unfortunately correct. Argh.

Wild Bill at the Passionate America blog got an email from attorney Stephen Jones, on behalf of former Congressional Page and infamous prankster Jordan Edmund. While this may be an “Oh, crap!” moment for Bill and his family, it’s a chance for me to engage in a little translation of lawyer-speak to ordinary English:

Dear […]

Q: What website announced, on September 17th, 2006, “Welcome to out [sic] new server… Better equipped to deal with any sudden traffic spikes…” ?
A: BlogActive, a web site devoted to exposing closted gay officials who fail to vote according to the site’s legislative agenda.

George Will, via ReidBlog:

After the 1936 election, in which President Franklin Roosevelt shellacked the Republican nominee in all but two states, a humorist wrote: “If the outcome of this election hasn’t taught you Republicans not to meddle in politics, I don’t know what will.” If, after the Foley episode — a maraschino cherry atop the […]

We now know about some suggestive e-mails, some explicit instant messages, a long history of close contact with the Page program (including one alleged instance of showing up drunk at the Page residence) - so question One is, did Foley actually have sex with any of these pages or was he just chasing wild geese?
How […]

I just realized this evening that comments have been out of commission since my last upgrade. It turns out that the current verion of Wordpress filters comments for a referrer that matches the BlogUrl variable set in General options. A stray “www” will cause a mismatch and eat all comments; therefore, if your […]

Those of you in the Tampa Bay TV market may want to tune in to Channel 8 for tonight’s Five O’Clock News. I’ll be talking briefly about one of the proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution - specifically, proposal No. 3, “Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions.”
Anchor and reporter Josh Thomas […]

By now the entire world knows that Former Congressman Mark Foley sent sexually explicit email and instant messages to former Congressional pages. When he knew he was about to be exposed, he resigned and checked himself into rehab.
His once-promising career is over. His reputation is destroyed. He may even face criminal charges […]