Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Compare and contrast 

When the Democrats need someone to run for office in a pinch, they ask Walter Mondale or James Lautenberg. When the Republicans need someone, they ask Mike Ditka.

Update:

Ditka says: "I've got to be firmly convinced in my mind that I really think I can make a difference [before deciding to seek the Republican nomination]. ... If I'm just going to be another schmuck up there in Washington then it wouldn't be fun for me."

Ditka means: "If I do this thing, do I get to be the star of the Senate? Will my colleagues dump Gatorade over my head after I cast a vote?"

Update 2: Ditka has decided not to run, and the magnitude of the Senate's loss is becoming clear. Here's Ditka on gay marriage:
"What's the matter with right and wrong? Talk about right and wrong. It's either right or wrong. There's no in-between," Ditka said. "And I'm not going to change, and you're not going to change me, no matter if some judge in the state of Massachusetts or the Supreme Court says it's right. It's not right. Wrong is wrong."

No wonder the Republicans wanted this guy.

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Posted by: Spine / 5:40 PM