Politics Follows Me, Wherever I Go

So there we were strolling around on Independence Mall yesterday, when I heard a familiar voice coming over a PA. I recognized the campaign posters as those of Joe Sestak, the liberal Democrat former Navy admiral who is running in the Democratic primary against sitting "Democratic [allegedly] Senator Arlen Specter. I was with me Ma and me sis at the time, but I convinced them to stop and take a listen.

Well, the familiar voice we heard was none other than Ned Lamont, the Connecticut communist [allegedly] who beat Droopy Dog Joe Lieberman in the 2006 Senate primary up there in the Nutmeg State. We all know what happened next, Droopy ran as an "Independent" [allegedly], every Republican in the state voted for him, Lamont lost, and Lieberman was returned to Washington, where he's conducting hearings investigating whether President Obama has too many "czars" in his administration.

Anyway, Sestak's a good man, a liberal Democrat, a military man who opposed the Iraq War from the start. He's a long shot, but so was Lamont. While the stump speeches were pretty routine, it's always fun to witness good political theater, so I snapped a couple of pics from behind the stage:

When I got home today I found this Youtube of the endorsement rally and, you guessed it, if you look closely at the left hand side of the vid, in the grassy background, you'll see Mama Hornet and Sister Hornet walk behind the stage at about minute 7:01, followed by The Hornet at about 7:12. You'll note we each had the class not to wave at the camera while talking on our cell phones like a bunch of lunatics.

For good measure, and some perspective, here's a pic of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall...