I have NO time, dudes, but watch the news re:independent declaration of dead heat ... and watch over a million well-spent DSCC bucks at work in six days. Ho, ho.

OldEd OUT --

have you seen or heard the ads in KY where a guy used his own personal Capital Gains return (from Bush) of $20K to buy ads against him>?

I have NO time, dudes, but watch the news re:independent declaration of dead heat ... and watch over a million well-spent DSCC bucks at work in six days. Ho, ho.

OldEd OUT --

Go Ed go!

From the Washington Post
Bunning's Wild Pitches Tighten Kentucky Senate Race

By Paul Farhi
Friday, October 15, 2004; Page A06

Just a few weeks ago, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) looked like a lock for reelection, with a huge lead in the polls over his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Daniel Mongiardo. But then Bunning started behaving . . . oddly.

The one-term incumbent (and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher) has stalked out of a news interview, compared his dark-complexioned opponent to one of Saddam Hussein's sons, and accused Mongiardo or a member of his campaign staff of roughing up Bunning's wife at an event over the summer -- an accusation Mongiardo's staff calls "sad and untrue." Bunning has also beefed up his security detail, telling a Paducah TV station, "There may be strangers among us."

On Monday, Bunning declined to show up in Kentucky, as agreed, for a debate with Mongiardo. Instead, he beamed in via satellite from the Republican National Committee's TV studio in Washington and refused to let a neutral observer monitor his participation. Bunning's campaign manager, David Young, later acknowledged that Bunning had read his opening and closing statements off a teleprompter. Mongiardo's campaign said that violated the debate's rules.

All of which has prompted two things: a competitive Senate race in Kentucky and questions about Bunning.

Based on polls showing Bunning's lead shrinking to single digits, Democrats have pumped $200,000 into the race in the past five days and may invest more in hopes of grabbing an unexpected seat. "It's a wild card," Sen. Jon S. Corzine (N.J.), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's chairman, said in an interview yesterday. "Kentucky is winnable. We think this is a vulnerable incumbent."

An editorial published yesterday in the Louisville Courier-Journal -- the state's largest paper -- questioned Bunning's mental health: "Is he, as he ages, just becoming a more concentrated version of himself: more arrogant, more prickly?" the editorial asked. "Certainly that would be a normal occurrence. Or is his increasing belligerence an indication of something worse? Has Sen. Bunning drifted into territory that indicates a serious health concern?"

Calls to Bunning's campaign were not returned yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34265-2004Oct15.html

oh, the irony.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041025/capt.kyer10310251647.senate_race_kyer103.jpg

I've known two generations of sportswriters now, going on three, and to a man they'd tell you baseball players are complete bug**** dorks. Nice to see another one self-combust.
Not that I don't grieve in a humanitarian way....

Keep in mind that until Tuesday, Bunning had done NO campaigning at all. He was sitting in his living room quietly watching baseball. Why? 'cause he had a 20% lead. After blowing off his mouth (not the smartest or sharpest tack in the drawer) he blew his lead. Now, Bunning is on the road. Now, we in KY see Bunning adds all the time. I'll still bet Bunning wins. Let's not forget that the most recent poll shows Bunning with a 6% lead. In this years presidential race, a 6% lead in a single state would be looked upon as a lock.