I will have a description and eval of Ron Sparks comments to the Tallapoosa County Democratic Party either late this evening or tomorrow morning. On face value, he was very good.

The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party will be hosting gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks this Thursday at 6:00 pm at the Elks Lodge on Lake Martin. Food will be provided and the cost will be $8. This meeting is open to the general public, but please RSVP by Wed. by contacting Hanlon Gilliland at 256-329-2000 or email Hanlon at hgilliland@mhhlaw.net.

About the funniest video ever:

Just proud of him:

Democrat Paul Begala has provided his answer to the question I posed earlier: Lieberman is opposed, as he always has been, because he is in the insurance industry's pocket:

Lieberman sided with insurance companies against sick people, and with insurance companies against citizens who wanmaget to sue to protect their rights in court. As The New York Times reported, "Many of Mr. Lieberman's friends said he had no alternative but to take this position because it was the one favored by the insurance industry. The industry is important to Connecticut's economy and has generously donated to Mr. Lieberman's campaigns over the years."

But in fairness to Sen. Lieberman, that's just what his friends said back in 2000, not what he says today. What he says today is that President Obama is "trying to do too much at once."

Sen. Lieberman is always there when we don't need him. Don't ask him to do more than that. It's just too much.

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Not long after Harry Reid announced that the Senate version of the health-care reform bill would have a public option, former Democrat and Republican apologizing Independent Joe Lieberman is threatening to old up a cloture vote on the bill to avert passage:h

"I told Senator Reid that I'm strongly inclined - I haven't totally decided, but I'm strongly inclined - to vote to proceed to the health care debate, even though I don't support the bill that he's bringing together because it's important that we start the debate on health care reform because I want to vote for health care reform this year. But I also told him that if the bill remains what it is now, I will not be able to support a cloture motion before final passage. Therefore, I will try to stop the passage of the bill."

I have given up on understanding Lieberman. Anyone care to opine about what he's thinking?

Matt McGovern, grandson of former Senator George McGovern, is considering challenging Senator John Thune for his South Dakota Senate seat.

All in all, an interesting development. I haven't seen any recent polling on Thune, but have a little respect for him because of who he defeated for his seat (Daschle). McGovern's name alone will bring attention to this race.

I've been a little behind the news lately, but here is the video:



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Cracked.com had a contest for pictures of what a world would look like without the Internet (or, in some instances, a corporate, non-neutral Internet) that I found funny. This didn't win, but it was definitely my favorite:

I am a staunch supporter of net neutrality and am generally happy to see the direction the FCC is moving with regards to that subject (picking up Congress's slack), but is this an uncomfortable precedent? Are you comfortable with the FCC regulating the Internet?

Unless I am misinformed, the FCC has never been granted authority to regulate Internet traffic. Although I agree with their current position, I am not to sure that I want the people that punish radio stations for playing George Carlin having any hand in how I use the Internet. Certainly, the current position is a win for Internet users, but considering the FCC is usually dominated by the party in power, one has to wonder where it will go from here? 10 years from now? 20 years from now?

Just something to chew the fat over, and a reason to still strive for Congressional approval of net neutrality laws.

As always Ralph is a little out there, but makes some good points:

Barney Frank has told Headline News that “Early next year we will be moving on ‘Don't ask, don’t tell":

In the Senate, White House advisers have directly discussed repealing the law with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), a key member of his chamber's Armed Services Committee. Lieberman, a hawk on defense, is a staunch opponent of "Don’t ask, don’t tell," and his support could prove influential in winning centrist votes.

Lieberman's office has confirmed the discussions took place but did not provide further details.

This will do a lot for Obama's base, and he must do it before 2010 to limit political exposure. Having Lieberman on board will be really good, but expect the "Blue Dogs" to pitch a fit in the House (that means you can start jumping now Bright and Griffith).

I don't see how many of the retreads form 2008 make it, but according to Rasmussen Mike Huckabee is leading the (early) prospective GOP field:

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Republican voters nationwide say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 24% prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney while 18% would cast their vote for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gets 14% of the vote while Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty gets 4%. Six percent (6%) of GOP voters prefer some other candidate while 7% remain undecided.

It appears that some on the far-right are gravitating away from Mrs. Palin (although she has received some love for her new book) and towards Huckabee, Romney appears to be holding pretty strong as the business candidate.