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...been a shoo-in for the job ever since? At the start, they contacted me, and for the next, oh, I'd say three or four Inaugurals, somebody [from the new Administration] always called me. They never asked me if I'm a Republican or a Democrat or an independent. They never asked who I voted for, nothing like that. It was always just, "Hey, are you the guy who did it last time?" Because we have a new group of people every four years and 90% of them have never put on a parade before, much less an Inaugural...
...years of post-apartheid South Africa have inured us to many things [Last Stand, Nov. 10], not least of which is the uncontrollable level of crime. If Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens is looking for a home, South Africa is just the place for him. And he will be a shoo-in for a Cabinet post. After all, a criminal record (preferably something fraudulent or involving corruption, the national pastime) is common in the top echelons. Recently, the very MPs implicated in defrauding the people of South Africa through an elaborate travel-voucher scam we call Travelgate (about 40 of them...
Election night was miserable for Republicans. They lost the presidency, at least five seats in the Senate and about 20 seats in the House. They are officially out of power. But for those of us who considered Barack Obama a shoo-in and a Democratic wave inevitable, the Republican showing seems almost impressive. (See pictures of John McCain's campaign farewell...
...frenetic, operatic, borderline erratic McCain, the former fighter pilot who seems to have found his calling as a kamikaze politician. He might not win the election - another thing you missed this week was Barack Obama pulling ahead in the polls - but when it's over he's a shoo-in for a show on TNT. RuPaul doesn't know drama like McCain knows drama...
JESSE VENTURA not running for Senate after all. But look at him--this guy was a shoo...