GEORGE ALLEN, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN








Dogged by protestors out to make a monkey out of him




KEEPING UP WITH SENATOR MACACA

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When last we left our old friend George Allen, he was trying to pull his macaca covered cowboy boot out of his mouth. After predicting in Naked Republicans that the best way to stop him would be simply to let him talk, we can’t say we were surprised.

Still, credit where it’s due, we have been entertained beyond our wildest dreams. (It began when he hired Dick Wadham, aka Dick Wad) as his campaign manager. Wad(ham) worked on the Thune campaign against Tom Daschle in South Dakota, enlisting the journalistic skills of one Jeff “Callboy” Gannon to help smear Daschle.

Unfortunately, not even Dick Wadham can protect George Allen from himself.

Favorite move this month has to be stealing a piece of legislation from Senator Dick Durbin and introducing it as his own right before Durbin can do it, (Dad, did you see that? I intercepted that guy’s bill. I did good, right? Dad? Sir? Coach?).

We also enjoyed watching him get outed in The Nation for meeting with the Council of Conservative Citizens, nee the KKK. And that’s after the “Welcome to America, Macaca.”

Now we get to watch a United States Senator hounded by protestors dressed a giant banana and monkey.



Tim Russert asked him on MTP yesterday if he would pledge to serve a full six year term if re-elected to the Senate, and he wouldn’t.

MR. RUSSERT: We are out of time. Before we go, Senator Allen, you have said, “The Senate is too slow for me.” Would you pledge to serve a full six-year term if re-elected to the Senate? SEN. ALLEN: The Senate does move too slowly. Having been governor I like action and I wish the Senate would move faster. But my focus is to keep fighting in the Senate for these ideas. MR. RUSSERT: For six—will you serve a six-year term? SEN. ALLEN: I’m the only candidate running on ideas on education... MR. RUSSERT: OK. SEN. ALLEN: ...and on energy independence. And I am focused... MR. RUSSERT: I, I, I’ve read the—I’ve read the brochure. I’ve read the brochure. SEN. ALLEN: ...and I want—I will... MR. RUSSERT: But will you serve... SEN. ALLEN: Sure, and you can put it in as a...(unintelligible)...of my family. MR. RUSSERT: ...will you pledge to serve a full six-year term? SEN. ALLEN: I pledge that I’m going to fight as hard as I can for our shared values and vision for Virginia for the next six years in Washington. (emphasis added)


But he doesn’t have to take the pledge. Ain’t gonna happen.

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