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The secret of Karl Rove’s optimism over Tuesday’s mid-term election doesn’t lie in his cheery disposition. Nor does it have anything to do with being a “genius,” because frankly, a true genius would find something useful to do with his life. Or at the very least, find someone other than George W. Bush to hang out with.
Political consulting simply doesn’t attract the intellectually-gifted. But it’s the perfect job for people who think they’re geniuses. As former Sen. Eugene McCarthy (DFL-MN) once said, “Politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it’s important.” Or as Marcel Duchamp put it, “La politique est pour des idiots.” Or in Rove’s case, idiot savant.
The reason Karl is acting like a kid who knows what he’s getting for Christmas (despite deserving depleted uranium in his stocking) is because once again, the fix is in. Read about it here. And watch how easy it is to subvert democracy here.
 The anti-gay, so-called pro-family crusader, and president of the 30 million member National Evangelical Association, the right Rev Ted Haggard is out of a job today. It’s especially unfortunate for Ted, considering all the Republican congressmen who are also about to get the boot. It’s a bad time for a lying, right wing hypocrite to be on the unemployment line.
Haggard’s 14,000-member New Life Church fired him for, as they put it, “sexually immoral conduct.” Whether that was adultery, using a prostitute, homosexuality, or all of the above, they didn’t bother to elaborate. His methamphetamine use didn’t seem to be an issue for them, which may explain why they’re all delusional and wear those stupid grins.
The name New Life church is the give-away – why would you need a new life unless the one you have is completely messed up? Like, for instance, the dry-drunk in chief, George W. Bush.
 Here in NH, it appears one of our two congressmen will be looking for a new job in January. Actually, that’s not true. He’ll be out of a job, but since serving in congress is the only real work he’s ever done, Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH) – the 81st richest person in congress – will probably just go back to perfecting his bad comb-over. 
Our other congressman, Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-NH) has a better shot at holding onto his seat. A former street magician in Switzerland, Bradley is yet another trust-fund loser with absolutely no clue what it’s like to work for what he owns. A friend of mine who was born and raised in Bradley’s hometown of Wolfeboro told me, “People around here don’t want Bradley to win, but we sure as hell don’t want him coming back here, either.”
The Manichean struggle between the greater good and personal desire has always driven American politics. No matter what happens on November 7th, that’s not likely to change.
~Jack McEnany
Also see: Last song..., Jesus Show, Hack Watch, Karl Rove
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