Someone Left My Aged Party-Switching Senator Out In The Rain
As a stunned America begins to prepare itself for anArlen Specter-free future, we all must ask ourselves: What killed Arlen Specter? Pennsylvania GovernorEd Rendellknows! "'The rain killed Arlen,' Mr. Rendell said dejectedly. 'Whatever chance he had went down with the rain.'" It is a well-known fact that old people shouldn't go out in the rain, because they are prone to catch pneumonia and/or lose primaries. But was there more to Arlen Specter's defeat?Yes! There were pictures of presidents! AnObamaappearance at a Specter fundraiser provided "vivid images," but then Sestak kept showing that "devastating footage" ofGeorge W. Bush's 2004 endorsement. [NYT ]
Also,the Critzheld Murtha's seat for the Democrats, but some of his constituents thought the tone of the campaign was overly negative. "They might as well have put Nancy Pelosi on that cross," one Critz supporter told a reporter, gesturing at a cross conveniently placed nearby. [ Philly Inky ]
Well, now thatBlanche Lincolnwon her primary,Chris Doddcan kill her derivatives reform proposal ... wait, she still has to win a primary run-off? Damn it! Uh ... uh ... OK, let's cook up some scam to make it look like we're passing it, when we really aren't. [ Salon ]
Thespace aliens'attempt to seize control of the advanced 1970s technology onboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft has been foiled by human scientists. [Discovery News ]