Thanks for the Biden updates! The Salon article was good in that it didn't come close to giving me a headache. It was, actually, very funny!

I didn't know the War Room was such a Biden-friendly place...heck, even the comments weren't hard to take.

Thanks again!

P.S. It sounds like the President reads your blogs - 'cause he's been sounding an awful lot like you of late! Hmmmmmmm....

PMP = Perky Morning Person :D

The kind of "demon" that should be hunted by Dean & Sam...

Michale.....

Salon has some choice Biden quotes on the Specter switch. Although they do crack a joke to open:

"Biden, who'd reportedly been encouraging Specter to become a Democrat for years, and had spoken with him about it many times over the past few months, was particularly excited. And naturally, that meant he talked about trains."

But it's all in good fun, they love Joe over at War Room.

:-)

-CW

(I just know I'm going to regret asking...)

What's a PMP?

As can be deduced from the hours I post, and the hours I write comments, I am most definitely a night owl. Sorry about that!

-CW

From all accounts, the person who gets almost all of the credit for talking Specter over to the Democrats is none other than Vice President Joe Biden (DE and PA are neighboring states).

Just to give credit where credit is due.

-CW

Ahhh But consider this..

The GOP's chances of being at ALL relevant in the coming years is virtually nil.. And, it's all but assured that things in this country (The Economy, Phase 5 W.H.O Alert, etc etc) are going to get a LOT worse before things get better. One more vote in the Senate is not going to amount to a hill o' beans.

So, if *I* were running the GOP, I would make damn sure that the Democrats have ALL the power, ALL the responsibility and ALL the rope they need..

Of course, the risk of this is that the Democrats might actually do a good job and MIGHT (emphasis MIGHT) actually do a GOOD job..

I highly doubt it but, to be fair, I must acknowledge the possibility.

As for that other comment (fixed the date for you, by the way), maybe I should sue? Heh heh. Nah, too much hassle. The earthquake metaphor is always on our minds out here in shaky CA!

Yea, it's not the ultimate in plagiaristic scandals, I agree.. But it is interesting, nonetheless.. :D

Thanx for the fix... I didna wanna look like a moron.. At least more so than normal.. :D hehehehehe

My only word of caution for those listening, this will be live, so this is what I sound like at 8:00 AM, and I am NOT a morning person.

Awwww, now that is downright disappointing..

I am a dreaded PMP myself and always thought you were a kindred soul... :D

Michale.....

I'm going to mention this in today's column as well, but wanted to let people know.

Ever wondered what I sound like? Now's the time to find out!

Friday morning, around 11:00 AM East (yes, I said EAST) Coast time, I will be a guest on East Village Radio, podcast from New York City.

"TJ and The Tux" will have me on their show "Obama's First 100 Days" which runs Fridays from 10 to noon New York time, but which can be replayed any time after that from the EVR site. We'll be talking about (naturally) Obama's first 100 days (and I'll be asking them what they're going to change the name of their show to now...), as well as other historic "first 100 days" of past presidents.

My only word of caution for those listening, this will be live, so this is what I sound like at 8:00 AM, and I am NOT a morning person. Coherence simply cannot be guaranteed. But it'll be fun nonetheless.

They're already plugging me at their show's website so I thought I would go ahead and return the favor here.

So tune in Friday!

-CW

That's a good point. Is anyone keeping an eye on Lieberman right now? Boy, if I was running the GOP, I would be on bended knee right now, BEGGING Lieberman to switch.

As for that other comment (fixed the date for you, by the way), maybe I should sue? Heh heh. Nah, too much hassle. The earthquake metaphor is always on our minds out here in shaky CA!

-CW

Looks like your words are good enough to get plagiarized, CW!! :D

Senator Specter's announcement today that he is switching parties and joining the Democrats is the political equivalent of an earthquake.
-Chris Weigant, 28 Apr 1607hrs PDT

Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party is a political earthquake that will have far-reaching consequences for a host of policy and political issues.
-Ken Klukowski & Ken Blackwell, 28 Apr, 1916hrs PDT

Imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery... :D

Michale.....

I am somewhat surprised that no one on the Left is making the Lieberman comparison.

It's probably because the Left won't be able to denigrate the GOP for their (sure to be) raucous and unfair treatment of Specter, if they (the Left) remind everyone that they (the Left) treated Lieberman in a much MUCH worse manner..

Once again, the wisdom of my overall attitude is proven dead on balls accurate. When it comes to all the bad, evil and downright nastiness in politics, there is really no difference between the hysterical Right and the hysterical Left.

Michale.....

However in this instance I have to say - 3 cheers for the number 60!

Which is what I have been saying all along. Ya'all blast the GOP for all their corruption, abuses, their total control and what not... But when it's the Democrats who are equally corrupt, equally abusive and the DEMOCRATS are in total control, you sit back and claim all is good and right.

Personally, I think it's great that the Democrats will (probably) get their filibuster-proof majority.

Democrats have been in de-facto control of Congress for the past 3+ years, which has seen some of the worst economic times since the Great Depression.

Before today, the Democrats would always whine and cry that it's not their fault because they don't have ENOUGH of a majority to do what they want.

Now with a Democrat in the White House and a filibuster proof majority in Congress, NO MORE EXCUSES will be tolerated from the hysterical Left.

Can we all agree on that??

Can we all agree that, from here on out, EVERYTHING that happens in this country and to this country will be the fault and responsibility of the Democrats??

So say we all.... :D

Michale.....

However in this instance I have to say - 3 cheers for the number 60!

...Stan