Kirk Watson screwed up bad on MSNBC last night, but he's very very sorry.
http://www.kirkwatson.com/...
Kirk just posted this to his blog, and he is extremely embarrassed and apologetic for what he let happen last night after Obama's historic victory.
And my mind went blank. I expected to be asked about the primary that night, or the big one coming up in Texas on March 4, or just about anything else in the news. When the subject changed so emphatically, I reached for information that millions of my fellow Obama supporters could recite by heart, and I couldn’t summon it.
Watson now is better versed of course.
Had I not lost my mind, here are the accomplishments I would have mentioned:
* Senator Obama’s fight for universal children’s health care in Illinois.
* His success bringing Republicans and Democrats together (a huge selling point for me in general) on bills such as the one in Illinois requiring police interrogations and confessions to be videotaped.
* His leadership on ethics reform in Washington (the bill that lobbyists and special interests are complaining about right now has his name on it).
* His bill to make the federal budget far more transparent and accessible to Americans via the Internet – we could use that openness in Texas.
* And his vital work with Republicans to lock down nuclear weapons around the world.
He closes out humbly:
Senator Obama has a vision for this nation, and we would be fortunate to fulfill it. He has the commitment to work with everyone from across the political and demographic spectrum to achieve it. And he has the strength to defend us, our security, and our values against all who will challenge them.
But most of all, he has the record to prove that all of this is possible. It’s something no one should forget.
. . . Even though I did.
. . . On national television.
So let's all give him a hug and say "Hey, it's alright. Everybody makes mistakes." He was just so happy about the election his mind was failing him. Hell, I know it's happened to me. Last night as I was anxious I could have sworn my microwave pizza said "Microwave for 3 to 4 minutes or until Hillary is elected". Kirk, maybe you got knocked off the party list, but I hope you're still on the Christmas card list.