Political note

Yesterday's primary went as expected--Sestak and Rand, winners in PA and KY, while Arkansas was a draw, and Pennsylvania-12 went to the Democrat.

You have to give Joe Sestak, a former Navy admiral, credit for a great campaign.  He waited until the end and then unleashed a devastating television ad that reminded Democrats that Specter was really a Republican and had--rather cynically, it seemed--switched parties in an effort to save his political hide, an ad which blew Specter out of the water.  That doesn't happen often. 

So Specter is gone, which has little larger meaning--Sestak is a stronger candidate in the general anyway--other than that there is now one less pompous windbag in the Senate.

Rand Paul was the other big news.  It will be interesting to see how an avowed libertarian does as spokesperson for the Tea Party.  Personally, were I a Kentuckian and a Republican, I would have voted for Paul.  Better a libertarian who believes in small government than a corporatist insider.

Plus, one does not normally think of Mitch McConnell as nimble or deft, but you have to give him credit for spinning on a dime and giving full-throated support to Paul after the defeat of his own candidate.  Reportedly, McConnell sees a threat from Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC).

This little election doesn't mean much for the fall.  If the Democrats had lost PA-12 big, that might have been an indication of trouble, but, as it turned out, they held the seat fairly easily. 

The Democratic candidate had some built-in advantages, such as wrapping himself in the aura of his former boss, John Murtha, along with a big assist from labor.  On the other hand, the district would normally be Republican, and national Republicans did throw over $1 million into the race.

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[Cheap Jerseys]

Anyway you can do a little smiling and laughing tonight Beatle, looks like the Tigers got a little of that "swagger" back.