Desperation and the Enemy We Face

As noted here last week, long-term incumbent Republican Fred Upton is facing a primary challenge in Michigan's 6th congressional district from former state representative Jack Hoogendyk. It is a contest between establishment Republican arrogance and tea party constitutionalism. The primary election is tomorrow, August 3. Judging by a curious mailing sent to Republican voters in the district, the incumbent is sweating a bit in the summer heat. On Monday, sixth district Republicans received a postcard from representatives of the Ku Klux Klan endorsing Hoogendyk in the primary. The Klan mailer arrived directly from the Aryan capital, Harrison, Arizona. If you have never heard of Harrison, Arizona it is because the place does not exist. It is, of course, impossible at this time to conclude whether the mailer was a sophomoric prank by Fred Upton's campaign, or even Obama acolytes doing the only thing they know how to do out of concern that a pliable Republican like Upton may be in...(Read Full Post)