Chris Matthews: Gramm-pa McCain "deserves the Nobel Peace Prize"

By GottaLaff

On Hardball just now, Chris Matthews said that Gramm-pa McCain "deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for not bringing up Jeremiah Wright." He lauded Grammps ad nauseam for the way he's handled himself. Yes, I'm serious. And yes, there is now a fork in my right eye.

Earlier he chided an Obama spokesman for saying it's been a tough campaign, using Liddy Dole's "Godless" attacks against Kay Hagan to illustrate what a nasty campaign really is. He said the Obama v. McCain battle was (paraphrasing) like throwing puffballs (or something equally benign and ridiculous).

No, I'm not kidding. I need a fork for the other eye.

VIDEO: Kay Hagan fights back against Liddy Dole with "Belief"

By GottaLaff

Touche:


Background.

UPDATE:

Democratic challenger Kay Hagan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) for questioning Hagan's faith in what is shaping up as the nastiest campaign of this cycle.

Republican Senate Candidates Skipping Convention

By GottaLaff

Whatever happened to good old Republican pomp and/or jubilation? Oh yeah... McLame:

According to Congress Daily, 9 of 12 targeted Republicans running in the most competitive U.S. Senate races this fall "are either skipping the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., or have not decided whether to attend."

Among those who will not attend: Ted Stevens of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Bob Schaffer of Colorado.

I wouldn't show my face either, if I were one of them.

Six others have not yet decided: Roger Wicker of Mississippi, John Sununu of New Hampshire, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, Gordon Smith of Oregon, John Kennedy of Louisiana and Steve Pearce of New Mexico.

What a festive event that will be! I wonder if they'll have a balloon drop... and by "a balloon", I meant one.