Akkam’s Razor

There has been a link from the GOP-ran US Department of Justice, refocusing attention on Curt Weldon regarding possible abuse of office in garnering work for his daughter, Karen Weldon, in exchange for legislative intercession on the behalf of her clients.  These are, of course, old charges. 

Weldon defenders are quick to point out the "political nature" of the leaks, especially this close to the election.  And for once, I think Crazy Curt is right (although his wanting to play Indiana Jones looking for WMD and stubborn insistence into the viability of Able Danger and a vast 9/11 conspiracy are definite reasons to question his logic).  Weldon's problem is that he's looking in the wrong direction.  His shrill cries of "every liberal group in the country is after me!" have largely gone unnoticed, and his functioning as a rubber stamp for an unpopular president, party, and policies will be felt at the ballot box, despite any efforts by the county political machine.

All signs point to the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee) throwing in the towel on some unwinnable races, all but conceeding the House (let the Democratic skeptics note that Howard Dean's 50-state strategy is singularly responsible for this).  At this point, it appears they are abandoning the river banks of the House and are instead moving to higher ground - the Senate.

Since the start of the campaign, I have received 1 Sestak mailer versus 6 Weldon mailers - 1 from Weldon's campaign and 5 anti-Sestak mailings from the NRCC.  I received TWO this Friday.  Weldon is in a dead heat.  I suspect that this leak is the "bullet in the head", giving them a politically tenable reason to leave Weldon hoisted on his own petard, allowing them to focus instead on lil' Ricky Santorum, who might find himself in a similar situation in not too much time.

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