The Dem's Prayers (for an issue) are Answered

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Faces that could launch thousands of votes
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By Shailagh Murray The Washington Post

AUBURN, N.Y. - Democratic candidate Michael Arcuri is running strong ..... maybe it's his piercing Italian eyes and runner's physique.....





"He is pretty good-looking," observed Paula Ferrin with admiration ..... "handsome doesn't hurt."





..... Democrats seem to be fielding an uncommonly high number of uncommonly good-looking candidates.





The beauty gap between the parties, some on Capitol Hill muse, could even be a factor in who controls Congress after Election Day.





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5:30 a.m.



Ban Named Next U.N. Secretary-General


And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final swift kick in the ass with a snowboot.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.

Ive lived a life thats full of sh*t
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it the Muzzy way.

Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, I wish you wouldn't mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through with incompetence and corruption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it the Muzzy way.

Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and never spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall on my knees;
And did it the Muzzy way.

Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of lubing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it the Muzzy way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
The words of one who is a heel.
The record shows I gave all the nutjobs a free blow -
And did it the Muzzy way!




6:00 a.m.

The Dem's have found their issue .... redux.




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