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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
Senator Again
by John McCaslin
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Much has been written of late about how New York's senior senator had finally come to grips with the undying celebrity surrounding Mrs. Clinton and her junior New York Senate seat, only to yield now to so much speculation and hype that Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is waiting in the wings as the Senate's next attention-grabber.

WE SHALL HOPE

As it was, the 111th Congress was sworn in Tuesday minus two senators -- vacant seats in Illinois and Minnesota.

In Minnesota, Democrat Al Franken, who just this week was certified the winner of his extremely close contest, must now await a court ruling on the ballot recount being sought by his Republican opponent, incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman.

In Illinois, Roland Burris, the would-be junior Democratic senator from Illinois, was turned away from Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony, given his appointment by the embattled Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, who is facing impeachment.

Nevertheless, an optimistic Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, assured this columnist Tuesday: "I don't think it will take long to get everyone in shape."

FREE FOR ALL

Politics aside, Jeff Blyskal, senior editor of Consumer Reports, is under fire from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Writing about money-saving tips, the senior editor revealed that he "reassigned" his two cats to "outdoor instead of indoor status," a move that has saved him "a fortune in cat litter."

PETA, however, is concerned that Mr. Blyskal's pair of free-roaming cats might now contract "feline AIDS" or leukemia, become embroiled in alley fights, get run over by cars, or worse yet "shot by someone who isn't thrilled that the cats are using their flower beds as economy litter boxes."

The animal rights group has published Mr. Blyskal's mailing address, calling on its supporters to level their complaints in writing.

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John McCaslin is a contributing columnist on Townhall.com and author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital .

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Reply # 1
Date: Jan 12, 2009 - 11:19 AM EST
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Palin may have invigorated more core conservatives but she scared the people who lean to the center, people that do not necessarily follow conservative doctrine to the T. Core conservatives alone could not have gotten anyone elected. Most people had already decided who they were going to vote for.

By the way, making the condescending accusation that the majority of people who voted for Obama want free stuff, especially when you don't really have any evidence in your corner, is just silly. Living in a city and voting Democratic does not mean you're on welfare or that you're voting Democratic because of welfare.

Hope and change did it for a lot of thinking people. Those thinking people wanted a thinking person in the White House so they voted for the only one in the election.
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Date: Jan 11, 2009 - 10:10 AM EST
Nate - PALIN had a lot to do with 'it'
By 'it' I mean a close election! SHE was the reason we sent our check! If she had not been on the ticket, he would have lost by a landslide popular vote! As it was, the red covered pretty much the entire country - with the blue sticking to big cities where those on the dole want more $$$ and will vote Democrat no matter who is running - or no matter if they know ONE THING about what their candidate stands for! Hope and Change just don't do it for a thinking person.

John McCain was chosen by the media to be the Republican candidate because they KNEW he was not well-liked by the nation's Republicans and was, therefore, beatable - their ONE goal!

I agree that Senator McCain should have retired and spent the rest of his days in Arizona enjoying his family and whatever else he wanted to do. Surely he knows better than to try to run for the presidency again.

It is time for the Republican Party to pause and regroup! I am VERY disappointed that the leadership in Congress did not change!!!! We have many fine conservatives who have had the courage to stand up against the bailout and other Democrat 'more government intrusion' bills and they would have made EXCELLENT leaders for a strong, new direction (back to the less government) Republican Party.

I wish them well - and I MOST CERTAINLY hope that Senator McCain does not spend most of the rest of his term on the other side of the aisle!
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