Good point. But walking around pointed ignoring FEMA questions during a disaster, collecting food that his campaign bought for the crowd to give back to them, and running ads with blatant lies about the auto industry -- in auto industry states seem to be symptoms than he's going over a desperate cliff.

Oh, and now he's running ads in Florida connecting Obama with Castro. He's a joke, except there is nothing funny about it. He makes Bush look better.

Thanks, Lena.

Obviously, it wasn't meant to be "insulting." This was a piece about Kobach's background. Please invite the undocumented youth to post here about it or send responses to [email protected] for publication.

She also uses her real name when she supports positions and expresses her opinion. Just sayin'.

I just got back into town and noticed this thread. Here are several pieces everyone should examine over the whole manufactured Benghazi furor, which it seems that media have backed off on after realizing how they got slapped factually on it (and, not to mention, Romney). You'll still hear the tin-foil crowd flipping out about it (probably to justify their weeks of obsession over a non-scandal), but consider these pieces to put it in perspective. (Caution: one Benghazi-obsessed friend and Romney defender unfriended because I posted these links on his Facebook page; he clearly didn't know how to respond to them):

National Journal: [Benghazi: The Real Libya Story Is No Story][1]
[Condi Rice's reasoned remarks on FOX-News][2]
CNN: [Doubts surface over e-mail on claim of responsibility for Benghazi attack][3]
Foreign Policy: [Leaked State Dept Benghazi e-mails might have been wrong][4]

And then there's this loveliness:
[Issa’s Benghazi document dump exposes several Libyans working with the U.S.][5]

[1]: http://www.nationaljournal.com/national…
[2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k_lmtnl…
[3]: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/2…
[4]: http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts…
[5]: http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts…

Again, kudos to R.L. Nave's work bringing this story to light. I don't think I've seen one media outlet, or the AP, credit his enterprise work on it.

msdowntown, obviously Waller knew the fundraiser cost $250 a couple. See above. So if he looked at the names, he knows what they paid. At a minimum. You can't tell me that doesn't violate at least the spirit of the law against judicial candidates knows who gave what to them. Let's use our heads here.

I'm guessing you're defending this based on your own agenda (or position?). How is that better than Atlee pointing out a problem?

Here's what Democrats had to say about Hosemann finally deciding to make it more clear that no voter ID is needed this November in Mississippi:

No ID needed to vote in November 6 Elections

> Mississippi House Democratic Caucus Press
October 25, 2012 Jackson, MS-
> Mississippi voters will not have to
> provide any form of identification
> when they cast their votes in the
> upcoming November 6 election. House
> Democratic Caucus Leader Bobby Moak
> (D-Bogue Chitto) issued the following
> statement: “There are few things
> more important than a person’s right
> to vote. That is why it is crucial
> for every Mississippian to know that
> when they show up at their polling
> place on November 6, they will not be
> asked to show identification. For
> the life of me, I do not know why some
> politicians have chosen to be unclear
> about the state of current voting laws
> in Mississippi. I sincerely hope that
> Mississippi’s newspapers and
> television stations will clear up any
> confusion before Election Day and
> encourage all Mississippians to get
> out and vote.”

Of course it's obvious -- to you, me and justjess. That was my point. You were jumping on her for something she didn't say -- using your jump-to-conclusions map, I suppose. ;-)

Robbie, nowhere did Jess say that Mississippi is overwhelmingly in favor of abortion rights without exception. What she wrote certainly reflected concerns of the majority of Mississippians last fall. Take a look again:

> I hope that Mississippians will put
> aside all racial aspects of this
> election an look at the policies that
> are in keeping with the needs of the
> poor, the middle class and a woman's
> right to chose and to be protected
> from the physical, psychological and
> emotional trauma of having a child
> that is the product of rape or incest.

Robbie, are you arguing that the majority of Mississippians want to outlaw abortion with no exceptions whatsoever for life of the mother; rape; or incest? If so, what do you base that on?