Caption Contest: Gooch's New Ride

pointless and unfair (0.00 / 0)

I've judged local car shows. It's the car, not the owner, that is being judged. How Gooch got the car, whether she put the time and money into it, or she was smart enough to buy a show-winner all done (which is the advice any car nut would give you - it's way cheaper to buy a finished car than to do it yourself) is neither here nor there. I've seen barn-fresh in-storage-for-30-years cars, all cleaned up, pummel lovingly and expensively restored equivalents simply because the unrestored car was still riding its original bias ply tires (among many other original aspects that a restorer is hard pressed to duplicate).

You can hate on Diane Gooch for any reason you want - except this one. It's petty and picayune.

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by: denniscmcgrath @ Sat Jun 05, 2010 at 14:42:56 PM UTC

No one's hating (0.00 / 0)

Progressives should and do (see Rosi Efthim's take) take Diane Gooch seriously.

But the wheels in a caption contest are a matter for smirk.  It's an attempt at humor.  However, it's no joke that Diane Gooch's ideology - she'll vote lock step with the gang that brought you Newt Gingrich, Bob Livingston, Dennis Hastert, and most importantly, Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff.  We know how this play ends.

There's nothing to hold against an individual of significant wealth and achievement who enters public service.  It's most important that Mrs. Gooch's ideas are out of step with the majority of citizens of the Sixth Coingressional District.

The car show picture was originally posted by Diane Gooch's own campaign.  It's interesting because of the way it was received by a widely read conservative blogger.

A feud among factions of the Republican Party warms the heart of this progressive.  I have a feeling the general's going to be even better.

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by: vincent solomeno @ Mon Jun 07, 2010 at 00:55:38 AM UTC

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