There was a reason why he was allowed to win.... </sarcasm_tin_foil_hat?>

That was interesting; I thought DasBlog auto-rendered HTML characters like WordPress and Blogger.

God Blessit all! I want that GD Channel! Isn't there some
cranberry farmer Van Hollen can harass?

Has he arrested any terrorists yet?

(I'm trying so hard... not... to... say...)

Wow, next thing you know, we'll need to start questioning the actual thoughts and beliefs of the conservative candidates that are pushed upon the faithful. It's kind of scary to think they might not turn out to be who they implied they were! But gee, if they're attracting all sorts of contributions from out-of-state millionaires, aren't we supposed to just vote for them based on their use of the code words?

Ugh. I want my MLB and NFL! I'm going to be pretty pissed if this gets blocked.

John, I do believe it was the outstate "go along with the 'Rats to get along" crowd that foisted Van Hollen on the rest of the right-of-Che crowd. Since he was a tick to the right of Che, and your side put up an unabashed liberal, it worked (more so for you guys than us).