Steve, this Maddow bit is definitely worth a link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/18/maddow-public-option-dyin_n_261811.html

"Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) is now facing a new round of criticism from the Club for Growth, which is accusing Bennett of not being nearly right-wing enough."

To put this into perspective, the only persons reich-wing enough are Grover Norquist, Dick Cheney, and of course, St. Ronnie the Raygun.

For even the far rightest reich-winger, that person will never be far enough to the reich for Grover. Grover will support some candidates next year, but will claim half of them are not reich enough when they seek reelection.

I love that McMaster says "too much" dishonesty and "too many" scandals - as though a few are fine, but *this* many are over the top. Ah, Republicans... Setting the bar so low.

Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) is now facing a new round of criticism from the Club for Growth, which is accusing Bennett of not being nearly right-wing enough.

The republicans' plan is to increase the number of organs available for transplants into rich people by harvesting organs from people who don't have health insurance. If Bennett helps health care reform passes it will limit the number of organs for rich people.

Did Bob Beauprez ever live on C Street by any chance?

The (Bob) Bennett story is probably one of thwe more significant -- and hopeful -- storiues I've seen. The fact is that 'crazy is an addictive drug' and we can expect a lot more attacks on Republicans from the 'death panel' 'Beck' 'town hall' and 'birther' fronts.

And the simple fact is that the majority even of Republicans aren't that crazy -- but the primary voters are. A lot of Republicans vote for their representative without knowing much about him other than the (R) after his name -- and yes, we do the same thing a lot. They either don't know about some of the nuttiness or have an "Okay, he's a little crazy about a couple of things, but at least he's not a Democrat."

But now those Representatives will be making news and forcing the more sensible Republicans to be aware of the lunatics -- and the Reprsentatives are going to be forced to either defend the lunacy or fight back -- and a lot of the fighters will lose because the primary voters are the real crazies.

A recent example is the SC Rep. (Ingliss?) who criticized Beck and now has 4 primary challengers -- all from the right.

We have got a lot of work to do. "We've given you a Republic ... if you can keep it" is a lot more important a slogan now than anytime in my life.

But the self-destructive cannibalism of paranoia tilts the odds a bit in our favor.

* There's already a large field of Arkansas Republicans anxious to take on Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) next year. But might she also face a Democratic primary challenger?

From the linked article:

Johnson announced Friday that he is considering a 2010 bid for Lincoln's seat, according to the Arkansas News Bureau and Associated Press. Johnson said he has been encouraged to run and indicated that he would position himself as a conservative Democrat in the race.

That will thrill Democrats in Arkansas. Johnson sounds dumber than Lincoln. Anyone know anything about this guy? Is he at least pro-union?

This here is also a good article to consider for current news in politics: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=L4LH0XYJ15M5&preview=article&linkid=56d38ef6-c660-483f-abbc-18262197c818&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d

Sincerely,
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