The gloating of the blogosphere

Environmental Republican[*1] is entertained by the Ohio Congressional special election results:

Paul Hackett–a former Marine in Iraq–ran in the special election in Ohio for the House. Mr. Hackett appealed to the mainstream of his party by calling President Bush a “son of a *censored*” among other classy things. He stuck with this strategy until he figured out that it wouldn’t work. Once that reality hit him, he decided to use that “son of a *censored*” Bush in his final, strongly Republican-looking ad.

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By my count, this makes Kos zero for sixteen when backing candidates. If I was a Democrat running in an election, the first thing I would do is call Kos and ask him to never mention my name on his site.

Via Little Green Footballs,[*2] who applies the term “Daily Kos Kiss Of Death[*3] ” to the above noted phenomenon.