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John Cougar Mellencamp for Senate?
Katrina Vanden Heuvel from The Nation is on Twitter touting rock musician John Mellencamp as a possible successor to Evan Bayh-bye. Mellencamp for Senator from Indiana! He's heartland rocker who tackles corporate power on behalf of family farmers/fighting foreclosures. One of her Nation colleagues is on the magazine's blog pushing the same idea. While I was never particularly fond of that little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane, Scarecrow was one of the best albums of the 1980s, and "R-O-C-K in the U-S-A" will always be a favorite. On the other hand . . . are you kidding me? John Cougar Mellencamp as a senator? John Cougar Mellencamp as a left-of-Dennis-Kucinich endorsed-by-The-Nation Democrat senator from Indiana? A cougar among the jackasses? Not. Gonna. Happen. Can you imagine this guy as a politician? Is he going to promise everyone a little pink house? If the Republicans filibuster one of his bills, will he throw cherry bombs at them until it hurts so good? Despite the clownishness of so many of its members, the Senate is (or at least should be) serious business, not a place for a guy who ain't even done with the night. As for Katrina Vanden Heuvel, if that's her idea of a great idea, she should forget all about this political sh*t and learn how to play guitar. Posted by: Mike 2010-02-16 |
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