Hacked Off

It seems that Paul Hackett has been given the boot by Democratic "leadership" so that Rep. Sherrod Brown can run against (weak) Mike DeWine for the Ohio Senate seat. Hackett is reportedly not pleased and has threatened to take his street cred and go home. I have a few words for Mr. Hackett:

First, aside from being in the armed forces, what exactly have you ever done?

Second, why don't you challenge Jean Schmidt for her House seat again--which you almost won last time? Given that alleged she-male's behavior since she was elected two years ago, a confirmed she-male could beat her. Or a retired army guy. Whatever.

Third, by saying that you will withdraw from politics altogether if you do not get your way, you have just shown that you believe yourself bigger than the party. I'll agree with you that the party sucks and is run by twits, but that's precisely the reason to stay in it. If you can't beat a twit, then who CAN you beat? (answer: an alleged she-male, maybe?)

Finally, Sherrod Brown is the right candidate for that race. DeWine is a weak Republican and Brown is a strong Democrat and a liberal from Hell, the likes of which hasn't been seen in this country since Tip O'Neill and Mo Udall died. (Unlike O'Neill, though, I think Brown likes to do things out in the open, not behind closed doors. If you're gonna twist arms 'til they break, at least let the cameras get a good shot of it!)

See more on Brown here and here's a good article.