the rix mix

The New Jersey GOP congressman I'd most like to see kicked out next year is wingnutty Mike Ferguson in the 7th District. The only reason this Tom DeLay cult clone holds the seat is because the Democratic Establishment conceded it to him back in 2000 before the district was redrawn to make it "safe." Even before Tuesday's results I thought he was vulnerable. If Tom Kean Jr. is running for Senate next November (no sure bet), perhaps Mike's Moment of Truth will have to wait until '08. Although Tom & Mike aren't exactly kissin' cousins. Still, at the least, with a lively candidate & a modest investment, Democrats can make the GOP divert truckloads of money into the contest.

But if the Republican Texan right wing extremists in Jersey would rather put an anti-choice, pro-gun, homophobe at the top of the ticket instead of someone named Kean, I say they should go for it.