NOTE FROM JOHN: The video is cute, but the humor belies a much larger problem for the GOP. First, that they have no real leader, so people like Cheney, who are not well loved by the public at large, are able to fill the vacuum. Second, the party has gone so far to the right, that it is run by people so far to the right, that not nearly enough Republicans, in any position to do anything about it, think that Cheney’s de facto stewardship of the party is any kind of problem. It’s the Catch 22, or vicious circle, of the party’s three decade effort to become truly “conservative” and kick out all the RINOS (Republicans In Name Only). Mission Accomplished.

Joe Sudbay

On October 27, 2010, Joe was one of five bloggers who interviewed President Obama. Joe is a DC-based political consultant with over twenty-five years of experience at both the state and federal level. Joe has managed political operations and legislative efforts for both candidates and issues-based organizations. For seven years, he was the Director of State Legislation at Handgun Control, Inc. He served as that organization's first Political Director during the 2000 cycle. Joe is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. In addition, he has a Masters in Public Administration from Lehigh University and received his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire. Joe also has a fun dog, Petey, a worthy successor to Boomer, who got Joe through eight years of Bush and Cheney. Joe likes to think he is a world class athlete having finished the 2005 Chicago Marathon in the time of 4:10. He has completed six other marathons as well -- and is still determined to break the four hour mark.