| "Kerplunk".
When you hear that sound, odds are that Kirsten Gillibrand has just felled another opponent. That's become as regular as the tides or barbecue on Labor Day.
She's been aided in that spotless record by the obvious fact that supposed political giants have all turned out to be pygmies. I'm thinking most fondly of Harold "Smelly Feet" Ford, Jr. His implosion, prodded in large part by the LGBT community and the blogosphere - including, with modesty, yours truly - was one for the ages.
Now comes the second round, the general. There's still a primary, next Tuesday, in which the Senator faces an by all accounts amiable, but largely unknown, opponent.
Gillibrand's first strike against her republican tea party opponents - it's unclear who's going to get the kiss of death - is a devastating web ad. You can see that in all its ass-kicking glory over the fold. |
