Congratulations, Ian, We Knew You When

. The real loser when Democrat Bill Foster won Dennis Hastert’s House seat on Saturday? John McCain, "staked his political capital" on Jim Oberweis, according to Howie:

Looks like McCoattails had no magic to work for him though. The results will shake the Republican Party Establishment to its core. If IL-14 isn’t safe for a Republican, what seat is?

. Deborah Howell says she showed Charlotte Allen’s column to 6 women pals at the Post, and 5 of them didn’t find it objectionable. I think it’s safe to say Deb and I are not going to have heavy crossover in the friends department. Do ya s’pose anyone at the Post will ever take responsibility for this lusty bout of bigotry and apologize?

. J Ro: "Since 1972, when a party has let their primary go on until the convention, they have lost 100% of the time."

. I’ve heard several people saying that the Rush Limbaugh-induced crossover vote was a big factor in the Texas and Ohio outcomes. Jeralyn debunks that.

. If you missed Ian Welsh’s excellent column yesterday, he now seems to have become a Scottish MP. Well deserved.

Canadian haggis, anyone?

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