The Gateway (Marty Golden: All Foreskin, No Schvantz Edition) [UPDATED—NEWSFLASH Gate Criticizes Obama]

GOLDEN SHOWER; NO PLUMBING (AKA MARTY GOLDEN'S MISSING EQUIPTMENT): Cross-Party Petition challenges aren't quite as a rare as the dodo, but nonetheless deserve distinction. Voters deserve choices in every general election.  

State Senate candidate Mike DiSanto is sincere and hardworking, but if one had to profile his suitability for this district, you couldn't find much more going for him than the vowel at the end of his name, and that attribute didn't help Obama much here.

The incumbent, Marty Golden, has not faced a general election since 2002; one might think that, in a year when Republicans might actually do well, he'd welcome an opportunity to actually show his strength, which is probably considerable.

Instead, Golden proves himself a political castrato, as spineless as a pea-nutless butter and jellyfish sandwich, afraid to let the public have an actual choice in a November election.

Years ago, as a cop, Golden once got in trouble for losing his gun, which was never recovered; but I know where it is.

Next to his balls.

And they both shoot blanks. the albany project:: Senator Martin Golden Attempts to Knock Mike DiSanto off Ballot www.thealbanyproject.com  

What if we lived in a perfect world. (it's a joke) How would a Republican president have handled the Gulf oil spill? – By Christopher Beam www.slate.com

Want direct presidential elections? Nag your Assemblyman, now! Hendrik Hertzberg: N.P.V. Update: Massachusetts and New York : The New Yorker www.newyorker.com

 

A liberal Zionist explains the "with friends like these…" paradox. Why Sarah Palin Endangers American National Security (and Israel's, as Well) – International – The A www.theatlantic.com

 

Charlie Crist is an unprincipled whore, and I'm liking him better all the time. In Which I Get Right With Crist | The New Republic www.tnr.com

 

As a "liberal internationalist," I appreciate this clearheaded critique of our bastard conservative cousins, the "neo-cons," who unlike their "aggressive isolationist” Cheney/Bush compatriots on the right, at least embrace the wrong policies for all the best reasons. Muscular Movement | The New Republic www.tnr.com

 

Unlike Fox, I wouldn't want to pass judgment without knowing the full story, but it certainly smells like an injustice was done here Farmer's wife says fired USDA official helped save their land | ajc.com www.ajc.com UPDATE: The President should apologize—in Britain, Vilsack would have to resign. WATCH: Full Video Of Sherrod's Speech

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com  MR. PRESIDENT, LET'S MAKE THIS A TEACHABLE MOMENT!

 

Though I'm not head over heals with Kagan, I still must admit that Lindsay Graham is a mensch. Judiciary panel OKs Elena Kagan for Supreme Court – Yahoo! News news.yahoo.com

 

Check out the aerial view–for all the Mosque will be noticed at Ground Zero, it might as well be in Wasilla 45 park place, new york, ny – Google Maps www.google.com

 

In the spirit of “One Good Turn,” will Anthony Weiner be officiating at the wedding? Or perhaps Anthony's dad, Senator Chuck? Chelsea’s Wedding Has Made the Clintons Sobbing, Nervous Wrecks | The New York Observer www.observer.com

 

Both here and in a similar Times story, we see the “New Tolerant Intolerance“ hit a wall; much as they'd like to get their followers to drop the old hatreds of blacks, Latinos & immigrants, who all have large pockets of social conservatism , and instead substitute gays, "elites" and other people of Blue, the rank and file still cannot get over their old hatreds. A kingdom issue – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com www.politico.com