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April 30th, 2009 bumpkin Leave a comment Go to comments

These are heady days to be a Democrat. Obamas first 100 days would have to be chocked up as a success. Arlen Specter has switched over to the good guys, and Franken will probably win the Minnesota Senate race.

100 down, 7+ years to go
From the Huffington Post on how the Obama administration did in it’s first 100 days:

According to the American people, pretty damn good. Not only does 69 percent of the public approve of the job Obama is doing, but last week, for the first time since January 2004, more Americans felt the country is headed in the right direction than in the wrong direction (48 percent to 44 percent). Remarkably, this “right direction” number has been steadily rising even as the economy has been steadily falling.

While things are far from perfect, most reasonable people would admit that the Obama administration has done pretty well especially given the unusual challenges the country is facing as it tries to unwind 8 disastrous years of Dubya.

Remember – I said “reasonable”.

Spectre of Sanity
Sanity has broken out in Pennsylvania:

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) is becoming a Democrat.

“I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary,” said Specter in a statement. “I am ready, willing and anxious to take on all comers and have my candidacy for re-election determined in a general election.”

“Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right. Last year, more than 200,000 Republicans in Pennsylvania changed their registration to become Democrats. I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans.”

The move will give Democrats a filibuster-proof 60 vote majority in the Senate, presuming Minnesota’s Al Franken is eventually seated.

Since the days of Reagan’s big tent, ultra conservatives and the religious right have caused the big tent to be downgraded to a two-man pup tent as people flee to the moderate Demoractic party.

Franken v Jackass
In the disputed Minnesota Senate race, Democrat Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 312 votes. Coleman, a sue-happy jackass who has watched Franken’s lead widen with each recount, will finally find out that he lost on June 1st when the Minnesota Supreme Court hears the case.

The title of this book never fails to crack me up. The main title is funny enough but it’s that “And Other Observations” subtitle that really gets me.

Meanwhile Franken is assuming victory and has hired Drew Littman as his chief of staff.