The last we checked, it was still 2015, but you know how those campaigns for the White House are. (Hint: endless, endless.) Sometimes we cats think that Parliamentary systems have it right: Weeks-long instead of months-long — or even years-long — electioneering.
But this is America. And if you're political junkies like we are, you still get into the campaign gossip, even at this relatively early stage. And goodness gracious, there was a lot of it today. Let's take stock.
So Baby Marco Rubio is constantly criticizing government spending but can't seem to control his own. As former residents of the Sunshine State, we cats well remember how fond Baby Marco was of charging personal stuff to his Florida Republican Party credit card, so today's New York Times story came as no surprise. What's interesting, though, is Baby's strategic decision to play the Palin victim card on every one of his financial problems. If he remains a serious candidate, it just dares journalists to dig more. Fun!
Meanwhile, Jeb! Bush is going through a rough patch. He's fired folks, his PAC might not crack the $100 million mark after all, and seasoned political watchers have pronounced him in official trouble. With somebody as established as Larry Sabato making the diagnosis, now the rest of the mainstream media will be required to pile on. More fun!
Over in the Buckeye State, John Kasich has recruited Fred Davis to his super PAC. Now, we fail to understand why the creator of the "I am not a witch" spot for Christine O'Donnell is a good pick, but we do know from other campaigns that Davis is a bomb thrower. So this could be interesting. Who does Kasich-under-Davis go after first — Walker, Bush, Christie? Because Jeb! is having such a bad week, we nominate him. But in general, we say, knock yourselves out, guys. Nothing we like better than a bunch of Republicans tearing each other apart.
And then there's Amanda Carpenter. Who? you might ask. She's the vile Ann-Coulter-wannabe of Republican digital media, and she's leaving Rafael Cruz's Senate staff to go back on her own. Hm. We can't help but think this hurts Cruz. And if she ends up with any other Presidential campaign, it'll be a huge embarrassment for him. Which after his behavior last week, he richly deserves (and then some).
Finally, let's take a break from the GOP clown car and make a brief mention of Hillary. The world has noticed her "vast network" of staff and volunteers. And this is a bad thing? We love it. So much better to be hiring on-the-ground organizers than frittering away big bucks on high-priced (and ultimately useless) consultants. In fact, we cats have yet to read or hear anything about her 2016 campaign that causes us concern or alarm. Which makes us PURR.
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