Dear Allen: My Civil War Will Be Better Than Lincoln’s
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Danation: How the West Was Lost
Well, it’s over. Allen West has conceded. The election season has truly ended. Hilariously, the Politico report on Allen West’s concession mentioned his dismissing more than half of congressional Democrats as communists, only to follow that up with the line “West ran as a rare truth-teller in politics.” I do not believe his political career [...]
Danation: Election Predictions — Am I a Genius, or Is This Stuff Just Easy?
The answer to the headline’s question is, of course, both. But Let me give you some numbers to illustrate what I’m saying. Back in July, I predicted that the races for state House, state Senate and U.S. House in Florida would break down as follows: State House: 76 Republicans, 43 Democrats, 1 Tossup State Senate: [...]
Dear Allen: Special Edition
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Danation: It’s Morning in America, Goddamn It
To the Tea Party, and everyone else who pulled the Republican Party so far to the right that it was barely recognizable even to its own extremely conservative base: Thank you, you backwards, noxious masses. You crazy-ass swine, you degenerate yahoos, you made this happen, and I love you. Because of your incredibly atavistic, utterly [...]
Dear Allen: Elections Are Not a Popularity Contest
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Dear Allen: The Emperor Was Wearing Clothes!
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Danation: November Watch, Or Where to Spend Your Time and Money in Lead Up to November
Look, I could just knock out 1,000 words on the latest Republican idiocy. I could tell you all about freshman congressman Kevin Yoder skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee on a “fact-finding mission” that sounded a hell of a lot more like a lobbyist-financed vacation to Israel. (The trip for 30 lawmakers, staff members, and [...]
Danation: Prediction Hell
A few weeks ago, I laid out my predictions for every state House, state Senate, and U.S. House race in Florida. Many of these were decided yesterday in the primary, as some districts are so skewed toward Republicans or Democrats that the general election is a dumb joke. And even where that isn’t the case, [...]