No she was not involved - just not worth a photo of him if not for an excuse to show her

By now I am sure you have already heard this headline somewhere.  I was in the car and heard it five times in twenty minutes and have now seen it three times in a half hour since arriving home.  If you’re like me you heard the story like this – Four men arrested for attempting to illegally tap a United States Senator’s phone line – or – “James O’Keefe arrested trying to bug Senator Landrieu’s office.”  Again, if you’re like me, you then had one of those “awww crap – he didn’t” moments and gasped and kinda chuckled all at the same time.  If by chance, you’re not like me, or if you are wondering what the heck and who the heck I am talking about.  Its the ACORN kid.  You know him – the dorky dude that dressed like a pimp and teamed up with the gorgeous Hannah Giles to expose ACORN for the corrupt ethically bankrupt crime syndicate it truly is.  Well if its still not ringing any bells you’re at the wrong site.  For everyone else, we will move on.

Apparently O’Keefe and his co-conspirators concocted a scheme to gain access to Landrieu’s office and intended on tapping her phone lines.  No word as of yet what they hoped to find there, but if the ACORN fiasco taught us anything it is that O’Keefe doesn’t settle for exposing one small player – if a US senator can really be a small player – he goes for the whole operation.  I am just speculating, but I don’t think I’d be going out on a limb suggesting that he might have planned to tap several lawmakers in a similar fashion.  I could think of three right off the top of my head that might be related to Landrieu:  oh let’s see… a couple of votes for dollars senators….Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman; or perhaps Harry Reid (the man who “Purchased” Louisiana).

Big Government – the site where O’Keefe revealed his ACORN footage – ran by Andrew Breitbart – has released a statement saying that they had no knowledge of O’Keefe’s plan and refused to comment further.

So what’s next for the amateur film maker?  I’d say ten years unless his lawyer can broker a deal.  The Left will be all over this story and anything short of throwing the book at this guy will NOT be an option.  In fairness, we don’t know the whole story as of yet, but if its as cut and dry as it appears to be, I have to agree with them.  Tapping a senator’s phone?  I don’t know if I’m leaning toward sinister or stupid, but either way you won’t find me defending this moron for a second if it proves to be true that he stooped to this.  If we’re being completely honest here, we’d be talking national security and terrorist activity if we didn’t know him by name at this point.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.  I actually think I am still in a state of disbelief.  I haven’t seen any documentation from the arrest as of yet, but Allahpundit at HotAir references an affidavit that cites the two crimes allegedly committed.  Again I haven’t seen this for myself as of yet, but I take Allah at his word.

Until I see more, I am not going to speculate as to his guilt or innocence, but if the story really is as its being reported, I’d say O’Keefe is going to be doing some jail time to say the least.

Russ at That’s Right had this little reminder…

Via Right Wing NutHouse

Via Pajamas Media…

America’s Right

Left Coast Rebel points out the glaring contrast between the coverage of O’Keefe on this and the other side of the news

UPDATE:

From time to time we conservative / Right Wing bloggers tend to have some disagreements on issues such as this.  We all typically serve the same cause, but there are buttons that can be pushed with all of us that set us off from time to time.  For me this happens to be one of those moments where I will undoubtedly catch some flack from my brethren on the Right.  In fact, I have just caught said flack from one of my favorite Right Wing patriots Russ over at That’s Right. He thinks I’m being a little tough on O’Keefe.  He thinks this man’s a patriot and should be absolved of his crimes.  I for one think (if this story is true as reported) the kid should be locked up.  He’s not a patriot – he’s a dude trying to make a name for himself with a camera – phone.  I said here I thought he deserved a Pullitzer for his work exposing ACORN, but this is not ACORN – its a US senator.  Corrupt she may be, crooked without question, a sell out to special interest I have no doubt; but she is an elected official of the United States Senate and tapping her phone???  You have to be kidding me to defend this??

As to my reasons for calling for him to go to jail?  We have laws in these United States.  When I rush to judgment, make assumptions, draw conclusions, predetermine guilt, ignore the presumption of innocence for liberal nutjobs on the Left at some point in the very near future… I would like to hold on to at least some credibility and at be able to point to my consistency if nothing else when questioned.  The law is the law my friend.

A Linked Comment from Russ at his site about my take on this fiasco…

My Response to Russ…

REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

For the next few days, you will undoubtedly be assaulted with endless compilations of year end lists, reviews, and highlight reels to commemorate the year 2009 and to send it off with a bang. I for one would like to burn the memories of this horrific 365 day saga from my memory for all of perpetuity, but before I begin that endeavor, I thought I would come up with a year end list of my own. For those of you that like that sort of thing, here is another one with a Republican Redefined twist. Instead of featuring the “many” proud achievements of Republicans in this calendar year, we will celebrate those who continue to dare to walk the center line or flirt with the evil Left.

The Bottom Ten has been rather stagnant for the last few months as many have only cemented their places on this list but there were a few over achievers that have managed to accomplish the feat however, and will crack the list for the first time in the year end review. For those of you unfamiliar with the Bottom Ten, lets just say its not exactly a badge of honor for a Republican to find his / her way here. I would have created a top ten list but lets just be honest, its a lot easier to create a list of the bottom dwellers than it is to find a list of ten Republicans that I actually think are doing a great job. So here it is. 2009′s Bottom Ten in review.

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1. Olympia Snowe (Maine Senator) – its been a rough year for the questionably “Republican” senator from Maine. She has been lost in the gray for much of the year and finds her way to the top of the list accordingly. She began her year siding with the Dems in voting for the stimulus bill that changed America; she voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; she voted to break cloture on Cass Sunstein (Regulatory Czar); and she “courageously” voted for the Baucus Plan in the Senate Finance Committee giving Dems hope that their bill would eventually find bipartisan support. She claimed that she still had concerns about the bill, but she was willing to let it get out of committee. Newsflash…it was getting out either way genius. 14-9 doesn’t exactly make you a swing-vote, it makes you a supporter. In more recent news, she and her home-girl Susan Collins voted against the Nelson amendment that would have prevented federal money from funding abortion related services. To put it nicely, the only way that Snowe will ever find her way off of this list is if she someday pulls a Specter and officially heads over to the other side.

1A. Susan Collins (Maine Senator) – is attached to Senator Snowe at the hip so its only fair that she would join her in sharing the top spot here. She followed her pal Snowe off the Centrist cliff in a full blown march to the left by voting for both the stimulus bill and confirmation for Justice Sotomayor. She is also my leading contender for the Republican who will cave and eventually vote in favor of the health reform bill. Yes, my money is riding on her rather than Snowe – the odds are just too good to pass up. There’s no money in only betting on the favorite.

2. Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senator) – “Tweedle Dumb,” as we like to call him around here, voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor as well and continues to personify the backwards and misguided centrist wing of the Republican Party. Unlike Snowe and Collins however, he attempts to play the role of a “conservative.” I don’t think you have to guess which I have the most disdain for. In case you’re wondering, new here, or absolutely blind to my hatred for phony conservatives, the choice would certainly be Graham and his little charade. Had he voted for the stimulus he would have firmly found himself in the top spot on this list, and still only narrowly escapes it. He voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor – only after spending two weeks railing about how terrible she was, but that pretty much sums up the man that is Lindsey Graham. He did have one great moment of glory this year worth mentioning. He provided the entertainment for the President’s address to a Joint Session of Congress with his inability to know when to clap. (Watch the video here) How bout next time you find yourself in such a venue choose your neighbor to your left and your right a little more carefully or maybe just grow a backbone before taking your chair. How many times did you have to get caught looking around for a cue as to when to clap? Seriously man? It should also be noted that he also pledged this year to join forces with Senator Kerry to find bipartisan agreement on “Cap and Trade” in the Senate until he realized that Americans universally oppose it, and that he was in fact supposed to be a Republican – great call. I am sure he will pick up that endeavor just after the new year.

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3. Sarah Palin (Former Alaska Governor) – Palin, Palin, Palin… Oh how I love Sarah Palin. I loved her as my Vice-Presidential candidate and I love her, love her, love her now as the self anointed face of the populist conservative movement. The conservative anti-diva stepped down unceremoniously from her governorship … or perhaps more accurately without stating a rational or justifiable reason for doing so… and effortlessly loaded the rifles of her opponents if and when she decides to make her inevitable march to the Republican nomination in 2012 or thereafter. Perhaps we should be thanking her for this actually, but I digress. It did give her time to “write” her memoirs, so there was some good done for humanity with her departure from public office. Going Rogue: An American Life reached number one before it even hit bookstore shelves. Hundreds of thousands rushed to stores, found their way to Amazon, or gathered in malls to buy a book based solely on a cover and a promise of “conservative” content therein. Sound familiar to anyone? I actually think its classic. The woman that is famous for memorizing token conservative talking points, and infamous for being unable to explain them, sells hundreds of thousands of books based solely on her name and celebrity. Sell the books before anyone can read one… Brilliant. I think McCain tried a similar strategy last November – didn’t work out quite so well for him though. As to the year as a whole for Sarah Palin, you may have to call this a good one. She worked on her “credibility” problems and her image as a token conservative and a simpleton. She joined LinkedIn and now issues press releases via Facebook. I think that’s progress.

4. Mark Sanford (Governor South Carolina) – If Tiger Woods wasn’t the most famous athlete on the planet and an even bigger male whore than you could dream of being, I would say that you had one of the worst years out there. To say your 2009 was rough would do a great disservice to rough years everywhere, but when will you ever learn to just go away and stop talking? Take your medicine and realize that when Republicans fall…they fall extra hard. Its not fair, but that’s the price we pay for being running our campaigns on platforms of political guidance originating from a higher power. Another press conference and another press conference and another press conference? GO AWAY!! Your “soul-mate” is lonely. Find her and try not to speed along the way. Pay your ticket like the rest of us and tell your driver to hit the brakes occasionally when he sees a State Trooper. From potential GOP Presidential nominee to end of the year impeachment proceedings, I’d say that was a pretty bad swing.

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5. John McCain (Arizona Senator) – For starters here, let me just be honest and say that there is and always will be a special place in Republican Hell reserved for John McCain – actually I think it would only be fitting for him to end up in Republican Purgatory but that’s a matter for another day. No list – bottom, top, best, or worst will ever be able to accurately place or rank this career politician. That is why it is only fitting that he come in at the middle of this one. Ever the “Maverick” and always pulling to the Center, John McCain or “Tweedle Dee” as I usually refer to him around here, could very easily rest at the top of this list, but I would hate to do him the honor. No, he belongs in the Center – Right where he always tries to remain. It has been a banner year for the ageless Senator from Arizona. On the heals of a mismanaged and ill-fated campaign – that will scar the Party for a generation and drove the nation into the arms of a President with socialist tendencies – he has put on a great show for the other side running his administration in exile every Sunday on the morning talk show circuit. If he can’t be president, at least he can play one on Sunday mornings. One final note on my least favorite Republican… it should be noted that we do owe McCain a great debt of gratitude even if his one contribution technically fell in the last calendar years – he is the man that brought us the Savior Sarah Palin. Without McCain and his maverick tactics, she’d still be huntin and hockey mommin it up in Alaska and where would we have been then? What would 2009 have been without the gift that he has given us? We wouldn’t live in a world where conservatives from all walks of life (even Ann Coulter) are afraid to admit that ripping into this woman scares them beyond reason, and makes them question their own conservative credentials based solely on the failed premise that she is “sooo conservative” and adored by so many. Thank you John McCain. I mean that sincerely.

6. Bobby Jindal (Governor Lousiana) – The man, the myth, the legend. This guy was going to take Washington by storm and coast to the White House in 2012… and then he opened his mouth. Lincoln once said it is better to be remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Bobby Jindal should have listened to our first Republican President. He was labeled – “The Future of the Republican Party” and with his first moment in the national spotlight reminded all of us that said future may be an unfavorable one. He was given the opportunity to offer the Republican response to President Obama’s first speech before a Joint Session of Congress, and lets just say it didn’t go so well. Perhaps a few less “son of an immigrant” references, and at least a token expression of an actual conservative agenda would have been more appropriate? Many were quick to blame those who “forced” him into the spotlight prematurely for ruining the future of this great potential candidate rather than seeing the truth for what it was and is – he lacks even an ounce of charisma or a hint of likability. Perhaps Republican Party heads over-thought the process a bit. If only they would have went with the original plan to hang a banner in the background that read “Republicans…Not just old White Guys anymore” he wouldn’t have had to try so hard to connect the dots for all the ignorant Americans out there who needed to be reminded that the Republican Party was a place for minorities too.

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7. Mitch McConnell (Senate Minority Leader – Kentucky) – Good ole Mitch McConnell. Let’s just say he’s had a bad year. If he didn’t want the job as Majority Leader his whole career I’d almost feel sorry for him, but he has proven undeniably inadequate as leader of the Party in the more “conservative” House. Under his leadership, his caucus has done little to nothing to stop rampant spending that will go down in the annuls of history as unprecedented and game changing. We all gawked at the size of the $787 billion stimulus bill and since that time we have altered our collective vocabulary to think “billions” were commonplace and “millions” were chump change. In the last month alone his caucus has gone quietly as the Senate signed off on a $680 billion defense bill riddled with pork and waste, passed a $1.1 trillion appropriations bill that increased budgets by nearly 10% much of the federal bureaucracy, raised the debt ceiling, and took steps toward allowing 1/6 the nation’s economy to be subjugated to federal control in the form of a nationalized system of health care. The short of it is this. I have no doubt that McConnell is a good guy, and he is a fine Republican when he is among the rank and file, but he has no place in a leadership role. His decision to cave to Harry Reid and head home for the holidays was absolutely unconscionable. If the Party intends to have any chance of returning to greatness, he simply cannot be among its “leaders” in the years to come. I am not saying that Kentucky should replace him, but I am saying that his role on the national scale must be scaled back immediately.

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8. George W. Bush (43rd President) – Sorry W. You’re gonna be on here a while. “Stimulus” is a Republican word thanks to you. Tee-ing it up for Obama to knock capitalism out of the park was not a good move for you. I have said repeatedly that I wholeheartedly believe your presidency will be viewed in a much more favorable light by future generations, but the stain of your out-of-control spending will surely not be the highlight of said improvement to your track record. We are reminded daily of your “failed policies” and programs by your successor; and with every day that passes, even this conservative who questioned your spending, would love to have it back at a moments’ notice for an ounce of the security that you helped to provided us – and frankly, your spending was small potatoes compared to this guy’s. You have handled your departure from the spotlight with the grace of a true gentleman and you should be commended for it accordingly. That being said, the legitimacy that you gave the spending efforts of this administration will for the foreseeable future secure your place on this list.

9. Michael Steele (Chairman RNC)– I have never been a fan of Steele. In fact, I think I have repeatedly referred to him as an idiot. I had intended to keep the list to only elected officials, but since he is “the face of the Party” I thought it was time to show him some respect. We will ignore his history of making ridiculous off the cuff remarks…. like when he said he was going to appeal to the “hip hop” generation by “waging an ‘off the hook’ PR campaign”… or his comment on how he was going to “take the Republican message directly to the streets” – ok so I didn’t ignore the history entirely, but his relentless efforts to inject himself into every single political discussion make him worthy of the list on their own merit. I have made myself pretty clear from day one with Steele. He was simply a bad choice. He may have been the right man for the job in another era, but he is simply not the right man for the party at the current hour when it is trying to reestablish even an ounce of credibility. Would it have been so hard to have chosen a pencil pushing campaign manager or a legitimate A-Lister that we didn’t have to disavow weekly? That would have been nice, but for now I suppose we are stuck with him. On a brighter note Mr. Steele, the new GOP website looks great by the way. (The Daily Show loved it) Its really nice how you told Liberals and Democrats to “fill it up” … and they did. Maybe you should try to get some Republicans to jump on there every once in a while. I hear rap music and awkward attempts to sound “new and hip” are a great recruiting tool. Maybe give that a shot.

Even if the sound of his voice didn’t make me cringe; and even if the very idea of Steel as the “Leader” of this Party didn’t make me want to vomit, he would have made the list for one reason alone. In one year, he has done more – as a Black Republican – to reaffirm the image of the Republican Party as a social club for the Good Ole Boys and Southern White Dudes than any individual in the last twenty years. For all of Lindsey Graham’s token conservative rhetoric and hillbilly twang; for all the countless hours of John McCain’s face being plastered on every network; for all the despicable attempts of the champions of the Left like the Great Reverend Jesse Jackson to frame every debate in a racial context; Michael Steele – as a Black Republican – has done more to drive our Party toward total homogeneity in the minds of Americans than any of it. He is the antithesis of a post racial politician and his position as the “leader” of our party makes me sick; and at times, he has made me embarrassed to share a party label with him. How he kept his job after this makes my head spin.

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10. Newt Gingrich (Former Speaker of the House) – Has anyone really ever lost their target audience more quickly than Newt Gingrich did this year with his endorsement of Dede Scozzafava in the NY-23 Congressional race? Right as he was about to pub a new book, he aligned himself with a candidate who eventually endorsed the Democrat – over an independent Conservative who opposed her. Even after weeks of opportunities to reverse course and redeem himself, the leader of the Republican Revolution stood firm on his endorsement and forever tarnished his reputation within the conservative community. I have to admit, Newt used to be one of my heroes. Ideologically speaking, he and I tend to come down on different sides of things regarding the justifications for his positions on issues, but we essentially agree on the big ones. He is a pragmatist and he is a realist, and I have no doubt that both of those traits played a role in his decision to endorse Scozzafava, but his inability to admit that he was wrong when her true colors were revealed made me lose a great deal of respect for the once proud leader. In the aftermath, I do believe he has sealed his fate as a political talking head relegated to the Sunday Circuit and an occasional appearance on Hannity. Sad yes, but much deserved all the same. He should have backed off when he realized how wrong he truly was with his choice of candidates. Blame it on an assistant. Blame it on bad information. Hell, just say “I was duped.”

Dishonorable Mention:

Former Senators Bob Dole and Bill Frist for trying to sell books and re-introduce themselves amidst the healthcare debate and muddying the waters for the already inept Republican leadership on Capitol Hill.

Tom Delay (The Hammer) for his choosing to appear on Dancing With the Stars – one word – awful!!

Charles Boustany (Congressman Louisiana) – For your wonderful rebuttal to the President’s address to the nation and a Joint Session of Congress. I mean Congressman Boustany – seriously? Im not sure whether to put you here or the morons that chose you. You weren’t worse than your fellow Cajun Bobby Jindal, but you were close. Did you even listen to the President’s speech before you started talking? Perhaps you could have mentioned something from the hour long diatribe that struck a note? Absolutely mind boggling how you ever got that gig.

The Six Republicans Who Voted YEA for Cloture on the radical Cass Sunstein (Regulatory Czar) – Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine), Bob Bennett (Utah), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Richard Lugar (Indiana), and Judd Gregg (New Hampshire). Some of you are already on here but the others are on your way to a spot of your own. Be patient. The stink from this one is still lingering and will be ever more apparent in the months to come.

Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, and All of NY-23 “Republican” leadership. You put on quite a show, but could you have just chosen a real Republican in the first place and saved us all the trouble? And to every Republican in that district, are you not a better candidate than Doug Hoffman? Have a little confidence in yourself folks, this guy got worse by the minute. If Scozzafava wasn’t such a heartbeat away from a genuinely flaming liberal I would have admonished you for ending up with Hoffman.

Arnold Schwarzenneger (Governor California) – you’re state is in economic ruin and your solution is selling pot? Come on man. Get it together.

The Six Republicans Who Voted to Confirm Justice Sotomayor – Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Christopher Bond (Missouri), Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine), Richard Lugar (Indiana), Mel Martinez (Florida), Judd Gregg (New Hampshire), George Voinovich (Ohio)

REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

1.  Olympia Snowe (Maine Senator) – Sided with the Dems in voting for the stimulus bill that changed America (unforgivable); voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; she’s never getting off here til she pulls a Spector; this week she “courageously” voted for the Baucus Plan in the Senate Finance Committee giving Dems hope that their bill will be bipartisan when it reaches the full Senate.  She said she still had concerns about the bill, but she was willing to let it get out of committee.  Newsflash…it was getting out either way genious.  14-9 doesn’t exactly make you a swingvote, it makes you a supporter.

2.  Lindsey Graham (Senator South Carolina) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; continues to personify the backwards and misguided centrist wing of the Republican Party.  Next time you’re at a Joint Session of Congress maybe you might want to grow a backbone before taking your chair.  How many times did you have to get caught looking around for when to clap?  Seriously man?  Now he joins forces with Senator Kerry to work on “Cap and Trade” – great call.

3.  Sarah Pailin (Former Alaska Governor) – stepped down unceremoniously… or rather simply without any good reason and seamlessly loaded the rifle for Libs in her march to the Republican nomination in 2012.  Perhaps we should be thanking her for this actually.  Can’t wait to read her book!!  Can she please find a new booking agent?  If she really misses half these events she’s supposed to be at someone needs to be fired.  PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE NEWS FOR LIKE A DAY.  If you want some credibility, stop making public statements and official releases via Facebook.  So your book has gone number one before it is released.  First tactical victory for you thus far – sell it before anyone can read it…Brilliant!!

4.  Mark Sanford (Governor South Carolina) – just won’t go away or ever shutup.  Take your medicine and realize that when Republicans fall…they fall extra hard.  Another press conference?  GO AWAY!!  Your “soulmate” is lonely find her and try not to speed along the way.  Pay your ticket like the rest of us and tell your driver to hit the brakes occasionally when he sees a State Trooper.

5.  John McCain (Arizona Senator) – ever the “Maverick” and always pulling to the Center; mismanaged an ill-fated campaign that will scar the Party until it has another crack at it in 2012.  Likely to stay on the list til that time and beyond.   He continues to run his Presidency in exile via the Sunday morning circuit by appearing more than 40 times on a variety of shows since his defeat.

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6.  Susan Collins (Maine Senator) – joined her fellow Maine Senator in voting for the stimulus bill forever cementing her place on the list; voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor as well; has got to stop following Snowe off the cliff.  Just when I thought you may have come to your senses, you release a statement supporting Snowe’s Senate Finance Committee vote on healthcare.

7.  Bobby Jendal (Governor Lousiana) – was labeled as the “Future of the Republican Party” and did more damage than good in his first moment of glory – the primetime response to President Obama’s speech before a Joint Session of Congress.  Perhaps a few less “son of an immigrant” comments and an actual conservative agenda would have been more appropriate?  If only they would have went with that plan to hang the banner in the background that read “Republicans…Not just old White Guys anymore” he wouldn’t have had to connect the dots for viewers.

8.  George W. Bush (43rd President) – sorry W.  You’re gonna be on here a while.  “Stimulus” is a Republican word thanks to you.  Tee-ing it up for Obama to knock capitalism out of the park – not a good move.

9. RNC Chairman Michael Steele – I have never been a fan of Steele but I had intended to keep the list to actual elected officials, but since he’s the face of the Party I thought it was time to show him some respect.  We will ignore his history of ridiculous statements on waging an “off the hook” PR campaign for the Party or how he was going to “take it to the streets” – ok so I didn’t ignore it, but his recent efforts to inject himself into the healthcare debate are growing troublesome for the Party.  He is making promises that Republicans have no power to live up to.  I am glad that he has ideas, but maybe leave the actual policy to those who can make it and focus on that PR campaign for a bit that you promised us.  The new GOP website looks great too.  Its really nice how you told Liberals and Democrats to “fill it up” and they did.  Maybe you should try to get some Republicans to jump on there every once in a while.

10.  The Six Republicans who voted YEA for cloture on the radical Sunstein.  Collins (Maine), Snowe (Maine), Bennett (Utah), Hatch (Utah), Lugar (Indiana), and Gregg (New Hampshire.  Some of you are already on here but the others are on your way to a spot of your own.  Be patient.  The stink from this one is still lingering and will be ever more apparent in the months to come.

Dishonorable Mention:

Former Senators Bob Dole and Bill Frist for trying to sell books and re-introduce themselves amidst the healthcare debate and muddying the waters for the already inept Republican leadership on Capitol Hill.

Tom Delay (The Hammer) for Dancing With the Stars – one word - awful!!

Falling From the List….

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) or Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), Congressman Boustany (R-Louisiana)– the Republican Response Congressman from Louisiana – see I knew he’d be easily forgotten.

REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

1.  Olympia Snowe (Maine Senator) – Sided with the Dems in voting for the stimulus bill that changed America (unforgivable); voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; now she wants to add a “trigger provision” that would allow for a public option if private insurance companies dont meet Congressionally set mandates.  She’s never getting off here til she pulls a Spector

2.  Lindsey Graham (Senator South Carolina) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; continues to personify the backwards and misguided centrist wing of the Republican Party.  Next time you’re at a Joint Session of Congress maybe you might want to grow a backbone before taking your chair.  How many times did you have to get caught looking around for when to clap?  Seriously man?

3.  Sarah Pailin (Former Alaska Governor) – stepped down unceremoniously… or rather simply without any good reason and seamlessly loaded the rifle for Libs in her march to the Republican nomination in 2012.  Perhaps we should be thanking her for this actually.  Can’t wait to read her book!!  Can she please find a new booking agent?  If she really misses half these events she’s supposed to be at someone needs to be fired.  PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE NEWS FOR LIKE A DAY.  If you want some credibility, stop making public statements and official releases via Facebook.

4.  Mark Sanford (Governor South Carolina) – just won’t go away or ever shutup.  Take your medicine and realize that when Republicans fall…they fall extra hard.  Another press conference?  GO AWAY!!

5.  John McCain (Arizona Senator) – ever the “Maverick” and always pulling to the Center; mismanaged an ill-fated campaign that will scar the Party until it has another crack at it in 2012.  Likely to stay on the list til that time and beyond.  Where you at McCain – working on a bipartisan healthcare plan?  Please stay on this long nap youre on.  Great call heading to the morning talk shows.  Nothing smells Sellout like a man willing to sell his soul the next morning for some air time.

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6.  Susan Collins (Maine Senator) – joined her fellow Maine Senator in voting for the stimulus bill forever cementing her place on the list; voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor as well; has got to stop following Snowe off the cliff; joining in this Gang of Six nonsense is ridiculous.  (you only fell in the rankings because the people above you are just that bad.  you sign that healthcare bill you’re reportedly on board for and you’re here for good with your buddy Snowe)

7.  Bobby Jendal (Governor Lousiana) – was labeled as the “Future of the Republican Party” and did more damage than good in his first moment of glory – the primetime response to President Obama’s speech before a Joint Session of Congress.  Perhaps a few less “son of an immigrant” comments and an actual conservative agenda would have been more appropriate?  If only they would have went with that plan to hang the banner in the background that read “Republicans…Not just old White Guys anymore” he wouldnt have had to connect the dots for viewers.  Getting some love because your fellow Cajun stuck up the joint Wednesday night but to whom much is given much is expected pal and boy were you bad!!

8.  Lamar Alexander (Tennessee Senator) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor in spite of the vast majority of his constituents who opposed the confirmation.  Good luck next time around there in Tennessee.9.  ** This is the spot usually reserved for George W. Bush, but in honor of yesterday reminding me of the seven years of safety and freedom from domestic terrorism, we will give him some time away from the list.

10.  The Six Republicans who voted YEA for cloture on the radical Sunstein.  Collins (Maine), Snowe (Maine), Bennett (Utah), Hatch (Utah), Lugar (Indiana), and Gregg (New Hampshire.  Some of you are already on here but the others are on your way to a spot of your own.  Be patient.

10A.  Congressman Boustany. – seriously?  Im not sure whether to put you here or the morons that chose you.  Since you’re an elected official, I’m sticking with you since you should have presented yourself in a much better fashion to the nation.  You weren’t worse than Jindal, but you were close.  Did you listen to the President’s speech before you started talking?  Perhaps you could have mentioned something from the hour long diatribe that struck a note.

REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

1.  Olympia Snowe (Maine Senator) – Sided with the Dems in voting for the stimulus bill that changed America (unforgivable); voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; now she wants to add a “trigger provision” that would allow for a public option if private insurance companies dont meet Congressionally set mandates.  She’s never getting off here til she pulls a Spector

2.  Lindsay Graham (Senator South Carolina) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; continues to personify the backwards and misguided centrist wing of the Republican Party

3.  Susan Collins (Maine Senator) – joined her fellow Maine Senator in voting for the stimulus bill forever cementing her place on the list; voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor as well; has got to stop following Snowe off the cliff; joining in this Gang of Six nonsense is ridiculous

4.  Mark Sanford (Governor South Carolina) – just won’t go away or ever shutup.  Take your medicine and realize that when Republicans fall…they fall extra hard.

5.  Sarah Pailin (Former Alaska Governor) – stepped down unceremoniously… or rather simply without any good reason and seamlessly loaded the rifle for Libs in her march to the Republican nomination in 2012.  Perhaps we should be thanking her for this actually.  Can’t wait to read her book!!  Can she please find a new booking agent?  If she really misses half these events she’s supposed to be at someone needs to be fired.

6.  John McCain (Arizona Senator) – ever the “Maverick” and always pulling to the Center; mismanaged an ill-fated campaign that will scar the Party until it has another crack at it in 2012.  Likely to stay on the list til that time and beyond.  Where you at McCain – working on a bipartisan healthcare plan?  Please stay on this long nap youre on.

7.  Lamar Alexander (Tennessee Senator) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor in spite of the vast majority of his constituents who opposed the confirmation.  Good luck next time around there in Tennessee. 

8.  Bobby Jendal (Governor Lousiana) – was labeled as the “Future of the Republican Party” and did more damage than good in his first moment of glory – the primetime response to President Obama’s speech before a Joint Session of Congress.  Perhaps a few less “son of an immigrant” comments and an actual conservative agenda would have been more appropriate?  If only they would have went with that plan to hang the banner in the background that read “Republicans…Not just old White Guys anymore” he wouldnt have had to connect the dots for viewers.

9.  George W. Bush (43rd President) – sorry W.  You’re gonna be on here a while.  “Stimulus” is a Republican word thanks to you.  Tee-ing it up for Obama to knock capitalism out of the park – not a good move.

10.  Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) or Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) – if either one folds or gets back in this bipartisan healthcare plan nonsense; and anyone involved in naming another politician from Louisiana to offer the Republican response to Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress.

March 10, 2009 - Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America)

Just to give credit where credit is due, I thought I owed it to Senator Lamar Alexander(R-TN) to mention that he finally took a conserative position on something.  Maybe September will be his month.  CNN reported yesterday that he finally took a firm position against the appointment of the great number of “special advisors” stating…

Its a start Alexander, but you’re not getting off the Bottom Ten that easily.

March 10, 2009 - Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America)

REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

1.  Olympia Snowe (Maine Senator) – Sided with the Dems in voting for the stimulus bill that changed America (unforgivable); voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; now she wants to add a “trigger provision” that would allow for a public option if private insurance companies dont meet Congressionally set mandates.  She’s never getting off here til she pulls a Spector

2.  Lindsay Graham (Senator South Carolina) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; continues to personify the backwards and misguided centrist wing of the Republican Party

3.  Susan Collins (Maine Senator) – joined her fellow Maine Senator in voting for the stimulus bill forever cementing her place on the list; voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor as well.

4.  Mark Sanford (Governor South Carolina) – just won’t go away or ever shutup.  Take your medicine and realize that when Republicans fall…they fall extra hard.

5.  Sarah Palin (Former Alaska Governor) – stepped down unceremoniously… or rather simply without any good reason and seamlessly loaded the rifle for Libs in her march to the Republican nomination in 2012.  Perhaps we should be thanking her for this actually.  Can’t wait to read her book!!  Can she please find a new booking agent?  If she really misses half these events she’s supposed to be at someone needs to be fired.

6.  John McCain (Arizona Senator) – ever the “Maverick” and always pulling to the Center; mismanaged an ill-fated campaign that will scar the Party until it has another crack at it in 2012.  Likely to stay on the list til that time and beyond.  Where you at McCain – working on a bipartisan healthcare plan?  Please stay on this long nap youre on.

7.  Lamar Alexander (Tennessee Senator) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor in spite of the vast majority of his constituents who opposed the confirmation.  Good luck next time around there in Tennessee. 

8.  Bobby Jendal (Governor Lousiana) – was labeled as the “Future of the Republican Party” and did more damage than good in his first moment of glory – the primetime response to President Obama’s speech before a Joint Session of Congress.  Perhaps a few less “son of an immigrant” comments and an actual conservative agenda would have been more appropriate?  If only they would have went with that plan to hang the banner in the background that read “Republicans…Not just old White Guys anymore” he wouldnt have had to connect the dots for viewers.

9.  George W. Bush (43rd President) – sorry W.  You’re gonna be on here a while.  “Stimulus” is a Republican word thanks to you.  Tee-ing it up for Obama to knock capitalism out of the park – not a good move.

10.  ____________ – Tomorrow’s news cycle will provide another one… So lets just fill in the blank who falls next.

REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY

1.  Olympia Snowe (Maine Senator) – Sided with the Dems in voting for the stimulus bill that changed America (unforgivable); voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor

2.  Lindsay Graham (Senator South Carolina) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor; continues to personify the backwards and misguided centrist wing of the Republican Party

3.  Susan Collins (Maine Senator) – joined her fellow Maine Senator in voting for the stimulus bill forever cementing her place on the list; voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor as well.

4.  Mark Sanford (Governor South Carolina) – just won’t go away or ever shutup.  Take your medicine and realize that when Republicans fall…they fall extra hard.

5.  Sarah Palin (Former Alaska Governor) – stepped down unceremoniously… or rather simply without any good reason and seamlessly loaded the rifle for Libs in her march to the Republican nomination in 2012.  Perhaps we should be thanking her for this actually.  Can’t wait to read her book!!

6.  John McCain (Arizona Senator) – ever the “Maverick” and always pulling to the Center; mismanaged an ill-fated campaign that will scar the Party until it has another crack at it in 2012.  Likely to stay on the list til that time and beyond.

7.  Lamar Alexander (Tennessee Senator) – voted to confirm Justice Sotomayor in spite of the vast majority of his constituents who opposed the confirmation.  Good luck next time around there in Tennessee. 

8.  Bobby Jendal (Governor Lousiana) – was labeled as the “Future of the Republican Party” and did more damage than good in his first moment of glory – the primetime response to President Obama’s speech before a Joint Session of Congress.  Perhaps a few less “son of an immigrant” comments and an actual conservative agenda would have been more appropriate?  If only they would have went with that plan to hang the banner in the background that read “Republicans…Not just old White Guys anymore” he wouldnt have had to connect the dots for viewers.

9.  George W. Bush (43rd President) – sorry W.  You’re gonna be on here a while.  “Stimulus” is a Republican word thanks to you.  Tee-ing it up for Obama to knock capitalism out of the park – not a good move.

10.  ____________ – Tomorrow’s news cycle will provide another one… So lets just fill in the blank who falls next.