I know Joe Kernan and have for the past 6 years. He and Joe Donnelly (new senator from my district) and I all have a baseball connection - we all love it and Donnelly coached at the same little league park that I do (before he took on his new jobs). As a rule, my view towards politics has been "how do you know when a politician is lying - their lips are moving" but I have gotten to know both of these men personally and we share a great many views and I know they are sincere and have good intentions. I wouldn't trust their PARTY to pick flees off of my dog's ass, but these men had to "get elected" and they are both straight shooters and willing to try (which was the original point).

Greg,
You've cut me to the core... And of course I am an MFAC. I was on vouching for the "fact" that Kernan is a straight shooter, not that he shoots straight. Clear? I am pretty sure that Palin and Obama and even "W" would be welcome at my picnic (although I don't think I could stomach Barney or Nancy).

I do wish to thank you for pointing out the vacuousness of my name dropping and the total lack of a real point that I had/have. I have not had real interaction with any Critters (unless you count RMN's famous kiss to my forehead on his whistle stop tour in '68 that made the front page of all the local newspapers and permanently attached me to one of the most famous politicians of our generation and sent me on a lifelong disillusionment starting the day of his resignation and through the "I didn't have sex with THAT woman... We'll read it after we sign it... etc...) until hanging out with the local Joes.

So, just keep in mind as you go posting slander at me, that I have friends in high places.

I fart in your general direction, uberMFAC.

Won't you come and join the Party, dressed to kill...

http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=b5kkcOvPW6Y

Giving that whole Watergate thang I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Tricky...