The only thing that ad did for me was make me want rainbow cake. Mmmmm. Cake.

"to make same-sex marriage the law in Missouri"

Yes, she wants to make same-sex marriage MANDATORY!

The only relevant question here is this: How wide is Graves' stance?

I can't wait to donate to Kay Barnes...and I will, just as soon as Obama clinches the nomination.

America has offically gone fucking insane.

I think it would be endlessly fun to be on Barnes' campaign at this point. This boob Graves has done absolutely nothing as a member of Congress except go along with every backward, criminal and corrupt proposal of the Bush junta. The scathing attacks that would afford the Barnes campaign are endless particularly given his foolish use of gay marriage as an issue since MO (much to it's everlasting shame) passed a Constitutional amendment banning it back in 04. But because of that amendment to the state constitution it simply is not an issue at all for citizens in MO. Barnes is going to slaughter this hack in the fall.

Ah yes, gay-bashing: One of the last forms of socially acceptable bigotry.

I say let the GOP continue to cling to this issue and watch them continue to alienate more and more people - especially the younger generation.

Of course this still means we have to listen to this kind of hateful shit for a while.

Man-o-man, do my fellow breeders really embarrass and piss me off sometimes...

OK, rarely do I get annoyed, but WTF does "San Francisco Values" mean? Has anyone been there recently, do they live there? It is an amazing city, and hey, here's a tip, it is not the 1960's anymore. I am really sick of that phrase. It has to be one of the most gorgeous cities in the U.S. Maybe Graves should move out of his bubble a little and widen his travels.

Nothing highlights the bankruptcy of the GOP brand this year than this ad. Take a look also at Rep. Don Young's re-election statement, with its reference to a Congress run by "San Francisco liberals." Ever since Pelosi became speaker the GOP goons have been drooling - they think it's still 1984 and they can rail about "San Francisco" values. The fact that it's no longer working is driving them - and a case can be made for "literally" here - insane. So they'll keep on repeating it until it works. But it won't - because history shows that these types of campaigns only work in otherwise peaceful and prosperous times. The middle-class, fairly conservative SE Missouri voter might in fact worry about "San Francisco values" as long as everything else is otherwise OK, but if the economy has him upset, or she is worried that her son might get killed in Iraq, all bets are off.

I for one am extrememly comfortable with running a national campaign on Democratic solutions to end the war and fix the economy, and let the GOP keep the "they're going to make me eat Rice-a-Roni" theme. Given the last two special elections, with Dems winning in LA and MS, it seems to be working like a charm....

OMG, Graves is a Scorpio AND a Baptist...he should be spontaneously combusting at any moment.

I was just in San Francisco a few weeks back -- nice town. Everybody was really good-looking and friendly, and there were far fewer desperate FOR SALE signs dotting the lawns. I drove around in a hybrid Civic with a friend who's a big alt-energy consultant there -- the brains behind lots of wind- and solar-power projects throughout the West. The ocean was pretty; the food was awesome.

Meanwhile, rural MO is still a hole.

"San Francisco values"? Sign me up!

That's weird. That image looks exactly like NM CD-1's Heather Wilson. Who has long faced rumors that she's gay.

No, there is no museum ...don't forget, we voted for "the dead guy" for Senate in 2000 (Mel Carnahan v John Ashcroft). Ashcroft then had nothing to do, so Bush made him AG.

Rural MO isn't that bad. It's actually very pretty.

Sam Graves, though, is a tool and must go.