I was just commenting with Dana and made a snark comment how republicans idolize candidates that are dumb and mean. I was kidding a little, but then ventured over to FSP and read 73 comments that gave me pause.

Perhaps you should be your own judge in this case……..

Some excerpts:

If the guy is no threat, why do you keep fu*kin’ with him? Dave: For many, many reasons.

Dave: Mike — I have forgotten more about polling than you’ll ever learn.

Dave: Ahhhh. Denial of the charges. Nice try. I guess that’s better for you than actually answering the questions. (Seems to be a pattern.)

Dave: I am not trashing Protack for Levin. I am exposing Protack for the fraud he is because I enjoy it. Not because he’s a threat. Not because I was asked to. Because I WANT TO.

Dave: And because it’s time someone did.

Dave: I de-spammed comment 27 just for the laugh I got out of this statement:

“Also, anonymous name inquiries will get no response at all.”

Dave: Please, in the future, deny the issue with more flair. The same old denial of merit on issues that clearly have merit is getting tiresome.

Dave: I’ll file a complaint on Mike with the Department of Elections tomorrow and you can file a complaint on me. We’ll see how it turns out.

Dave:  Using fake names while challenging someone’s credibility? You see how funny that is, don’t you?

Dave: And believe me, the attacks will continue, for a full year if necessary. He slips up and I’m there. Count on it.

Dave: He is not the leading candidate for Governor. He is not even a candidate. When he becomes a candidate, he will be the cellar-dwelling also-ran he’s always been.

Dave: He is not a fellow Republican. Just because he’s registered as an R doesn’t mean he’s my fellow ANYTHING.

Dave: These aren’t “vicious personal attacks”.

Dave: I don’t take advice from pretend people.

Dave: This continues until Mike drops out or until he is pounded 5-1 in the primary.

Re Comment 42: “Your father was a man of integrity and he got blitzed by the machine. Show some of his integrity and clean up the blog before it’s too late.”

Dave : Well I ain’t him.

Dave: And I do the blitzing now. Buckle your chin strap.

There is more if you wish to read the full arguments. I think Nancy said it best here: “It seems that FSP has lost its focus unless the blog is on a personal vendetta.” To be fair, here is a handful of Mike Protack’s vicious retorts:

Again, RickJ  I can give you a tutorial of how successful polling works if you care to learn. The simple fact you mention “long distance” phone calls as a factor show the lack of knowledge on these matters. I have a very busy day so take care and drive carefully. In the meantime I will add you to my prayer list.

Hmm.  I sense a difference in tone between those two.

I’m pulling out of any personal commentary. But perhaps Mitt Romney says it best here:

“It’s time for Republicans to start acting like Republicans. We have to remember who we are: We are not Big Government Republicans. We are not Washington Republicans. We are Change Washington Republicans.”

I love it whenever something just falls into your lap………..