This Sums It Up...

Submitted for your approval, the editorial cartoon from Monday's Phila. Daily News:

Yep. And judging from the quote from this article, someone still doesn't quite get it:

"I've been willing to compromise in the past, and I'll be willing to compromise going forward," the president said.

Sigh. I knew we should've elected Hillary. Oh, and you may remember I made a prediction about the Pennsylvania governor's race in my post about Outfest a few weeks ago. I'd just like to take this opportunity to say: I told you so.

Even Jon Runyan won election to Congress. It matters not that he was an Eagle. He's now just a dirty football player-turned-dirty politician. Enjoy your tea party freaks, Jon. They're your fans now.

Eagle Todd Herremans' "Barrage Of Homosexuality"

If you believe that beautiful people or jocks are generally stupid, here's one example to support both theories. Eagles player Todd Herremans (this is the "jock" part), a 2008 Philadelphia Daily News Sexy Single (here's the "beautiful" part, although that is, of course, a matter of taste), had this to say about the HBO series "True Blood" on his Twitter feed:

"So ... caught up on Trueblood last night .... Not a fan of how they get u hooked with the 1st 2 seasons then bring on a barrage of homosexuality."

The original post has been deleted, which is why I don't have a screen capture, but the text was quoted by both Philly.com and CSN Philly.com. As for the rest of this, as far as I can tell, this is the correct chronological order. First, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Gonzalez tweeted at Herremans:

Herremans' reply is not on his feed, but was quoted by Philly.com: "I have no issues with homosesxuality, to each his/her own... Its just not for me.. #jussayin." Gonzalez' nest tweet:

Jon Runyan, THIS is your party

Since you're new to politics, Jon Runyan, here's some information you should be aware of.

THIS is YOUR party. THESE are the people YOUR party leaders such as Sarah Palin support and encourage.

Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol , angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis , a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.

The protesters also shouted obscenities at other members of the Congressional Black Caucus , lawmakers said.

Nice. Racial slurs. But wait, there's more!

Protestors also used a slur as they confronted Rep. Barney Frank , D- Mass. , an openly gay member of Congress . A writer for Huffington Post said the crowd called Frank a "faggot."

Frank told the Boston Globe that the incident happened as he was walking from the Longworth office building to the Rayburn office building, both a short distance from the Capitol. Frank said the crowd consisted of a couple of hundred of people and that they referred to him as 'homo.'

I can't emphasize it enough: THIS is the party you've chosen to align yourself with.

Are you really sure THIS is the new team you want to join? Do you really want to be part of THIS?

Jon Runyan For Congress? Let's Hope Not

Former Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan, who retired from the NFL after finishing this year with San Diego, officially kicked off his campaign for Congress tonight. He's running in New Jersey's Third District and has the support of the Republican establishment in the primary, which means he'll likely move on to the general election against the incumbent, Democratic Rep. John Adler. The district traditionally leans Republican but Adler won the seat in 2008.

Runyan should fit right in with the GOP, seeing as how he was widely considered one of the NFL's dirtiest players.

Earlier, he did some interviews and talked about his views.

On social issues, he said he opposes same-sex marriage but generally favors abortion rights.

Marriage, he said "is between a man and a woman." Abortion is a decision between a woman and her doctor - with restrictions, he said.

Needless to say, if I lived in that district Runyan would never get my vote. However, seeing as how he was one of the more popular Eagles in recent years, thanks in part to a lot of favorable exposure on TV and radio shows, it's very possible that the combination of the ultra-right wing, the star-struck, and the brain-dead birther/teabagger elements will propel him into the victory column.