Bullies

Today's Gobsmacked

Democrats are the untalented rich kid from my yoot who owned the only football.  Eventually we beat him up anyway.

“ Florida's Gov. Crist accused of 'cronyism' Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday selected his closest political confidant to serve out the term of retiring Republican Sen. Mel Martinez for 16 months, until the Republican governor himself hopes to take over the seat. In the choice that quickly brought Democratic charges of cronyism, Mr. Crist ended a long and very public selection process by naming former chief of staff George LeMieux - a self-described "Charlie Crist Republican" - as the state's next senator. Mark Ferrulo, executive director of the liberal organization Progress Florida, called the LeMieux pick "shocking." "Instead of an experienced statesman looking out for the best interests of Floridians, we get a partisan political operator who will vote based on one criterion and one criteria only - what will help his former boss win election in 2010," he said. State Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman called the choice "a glaring example of political cronyism." The Congressional Research Service said there have been 184 Senate appointments since 1913, when the 17th Amendment became effective, replacing the selection of senators by state legislatures with direct popular voting. Of those, seven were the widows of senators, two the spouses of the governor, three the sons of senators and one the daughter of a governor. ” Forget Crist.  Forget LeMieux.  That Democrats have the effrontery to scream unfair is to insult us gratuitously.