Video- Mr Evan Bayh: The Song

Oh my god my god, these people have been in my brain. I'm going to be singing that "loser of a Hoosier" line all day. Huge h/t to WT.

Bayhing the GOP a gift

By GottaLaff

Thanks, Ev, you're a real giver:

"If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months."
-- Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), in an interview with CBS News, giving one more gift to Republicans.

See? Now that he's out, he can do the damage he's always dreamed of. Quite a step up.

Bayh: Timing of my announcement could be positive for Democrats

By GottaLaff

Evan Bayh and Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker had a conference call with county Democratic Party chairs today.

Timing is everything:

Bayh said the timing of his announcement could be a positive for Democrats. The source said that Bayh told the call that the lack of a primary would mean that the Republican party candidates would attack each other on their own, with no Democrats to get in the way. [...]

"He said, 'if this goes to the state committee then we'll have selected a candidate without a divisive primary,'" the source told me this evening.

In other words:

Bayh and Parker suggested on the call that not having a public vote on who Indiana's next Democratic nominee for Senate will be could be a positive come November.

Bayh and Parker "made a point to steer clear" of talking about specific candidates to replace Bayh as the nominee, the source said. Parker said another of the "positives" about not having a primary was that the state party has "a deep bench" of candidates to choose from if they are called on to select a nominee, the source said.

Asked about his comments on the call, Parker told me he he didn't say a lack of a primary was a good thing. He told me he said on the call that "the process isn't perfect but our nominee will be chosen before the Republican."

See? He's a hero now... of sorts... at least he thinks so. Give yourself a pat on the back, Ev. I doubt if anyone else will.

We'll have to wait and see if he's right.

3 Possible Replacements For Evan Bayh

By GottaLaff

Via Greg Sargent:

No replacement candidate is likely to be able to bring in the 4,500 signatures needed by this week’s deadline. That means that under party rules the state party has until June 30th to pick a replacement candidate.

The three leading contenders for national and state Dems, according to a Democratic source: Dem Reps Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill, and Evansville mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel.

Ellsworth is a "moderate Blue Dog". From what I'm reading (has a conservative voting record and a history of breaking rank with the Dems on key votes), he wouldn't be my pick.

Hill seems to be more appealing (supports universal health care and green energy funding), but I don't know much more about him, either.

Here's the Wiki on Weinzapfel.

Paddy lives in Indiana, so I'd love her take. Paddy?

Evan Bayh announces he won't seek re-election: Livebog

By GottaLaff

Interesting tidbit:

Bayh reportedly didn't call Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) about his retirement until after the media broke the news.

Liveblogging the "time to spend more time with my family" speech by Evan Bayh:

Evan Bayh is trying his level best to sound sincere as he quits... on a national holiday... leaving the Democrats with one less Senator.

I can barely watch this.

He was on President Obama's short v.p. list, remember? I doubt if that was ever a serious option. As I listen to this "speech", I can't believe it was.

Who created that hair style, Mattel?

Did I hear applause as he just announced he won't be running again? Kidding.

He believes he can contribute to society in other ways. Like... lobbying?

Who's his audience, pre-schoolers? He's doing that sing-song thing with his voice, and speaking in bursts.

Via Chuck Todd on Twitter:

Bayh: "I do not love Congress" -- there's your quotable.

It certainly is our quotable.

Bayh Bayh, Evan.

Evan Bayh Polling Behind Mike Pence

If it was anyone, and I mean I'd even take a Newt Gingrich, anyone but Mike Pence I just might be happy about this, but Pence is Damien. Latest Bayh soul baring gaffe? Cesca caught Bayh parrotting Palinspeak this am.

Chairmanship strip tease

By GottaLaff

Paddy wrote a good post about Evan Bayh here, to which I say Buh-Bayh. We're both steaming mad over him and Traitor Joe. Then I got this e-mail.

I read it, I followed the link, and I signed the petition. How about you?

Laffy,

Thanks for signing our petition asking Democratic senators to hold Lieberman accountable -- can you help spread the word?

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Or simply forward the below email to your friends.

Thanks for being a bold progressive,
--Adam Green, PCCC co-founder

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"Oh, God no."

What's our answer? Hell yeah!

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Video- Like Obama, Lugar Advocates Diplomacy With Iran

Another week goes by and my D Senator is off cheerleading fatherhood and undercutting health care, whereas my R Senator acts like a well, Senator.