Because the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is so worried about having to defend 23 seats (especially since a number of incumbents are throwing in the towel) they are pulling out all the stops to win – by soliciting slogans for a catchy car magnet.
After I saw the solicitation, it seemed like deja vu all over again to me and I was correct – they ran a similar contest in 2007 during the waning days of Bush’s presidency. Back then I had some catchy ideas, and I was sure with a little thought I could come up with something a lot less lame (and more truthful) than:
- We’ve Got Your Back, Barack
- Repeal Republicans in 2012
- Had Enough Tea?
- Brick by Brick, We’re Building a Firewall
- Hey GOP? You’re Firewalled!
How about something like:
- 2012: Like 2010, Only Better
- Hey Senate: You’re Next
- Make DC Democrats an Endangered Species
- Serve Senate D’s a Cup of TEA
- Barack Obama: One Term Blunder
You know, I kinda like that last one. Anyway, the cheap sons-of-bitches don’t even offer a prize for winning aside from saying “your words could end up on T-shirts, tote bags … the possibilities are endless.” I’m sure they thought the spigot of union campaign cash was endless too, but we in the TEA Party are working on that.
So just like Democrats in Maryland have dropped almost everything else to pander to a particular small but vocal constituency group and try to slide gay marriage into law, the DSCC is working on the important stuff here. Maybe the message from the rest of us should be, “You Cut Your Budget Or We Cut Your Job.”
