http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0309/RNC_outraises_DNC.html

The GOP can afford to spend money. The Democrats are already facing funding fatigue.

That two million dollars that Wilson’s opponent gets is two million dollars that will be subtracted from Democratic coffers for the midterm and two million that will be spent on a district that the DNC can’t win. Any time the RNC can get the DNC to spend resources it is short of, money, in battles it can’t win it is a RNC victory.

There is also the fact that Wilson is now a wingnut rock star. All abuse and accusation directed his way becomes part of an alleged pattern of persecution of ‘socialist fighting patriots who speak truth to power’. If he is walking funny it is because he is getting serviced several times a day by wingnut groupies.

No doubt the ‘reasonable’ and ‘civil’ wing of the GOP is going to make a great show of taking Wilson out to the woodshed and disciplining him. But it is all show. Over the next year or two carefully observe what happens to his committee assignments, office assignments, staff allocations, and look for major projects that start up in his district, all the sorts of perks that come when a politician follows orders and takes a hit for the team. Also look at how his family is treated. His wife might end up on a major charity or in a major administrative position. Or his son gets into a college several miles ahead of his academic ability.

At the very least he, or a family member, is assured of a seat of several corporate boards, a cool $50,000 – $100,000 for four hours work four times a year. A lucrative book deal and a seat on a right-wing think tank are also common rewards, wingnut welfare, for loyal soldiers.

This means an easy win for a 700K race is going cost Republican donors five times that … to keep a “sure thing” seat … in a year when they need to not be wasting money like that.

I promose you that the above two paragraphs are an accurate summary of the substance of the conversation that Wilson and the GOP leadership had over the 12 hours or so following the “YOU LIE!” outburst.

If you notice Wilson walking a little funny these days its because he got his balls clipped.

He is comforted by the fact that he has advanced the GOP cause of making this administration look like a failure, even at the cost of damaging the nation, and that he will be richly rewarded for his performance when the GOP retakes the congress. Dreams of juicy committee assignments, Obama’s humiliation, and well formed congressional pages dance in his head.

Admittedly, even if you do manage to get someone before a judge on such a charge you are going to be lucky to see anything more than an absolute discharge[1] unless there is a long pattern that crosses over into harassment.

[1] i.e. you’re guilty, but you aren’t going to be punished nor will you have a criminal record.

Spam has a link back to some site .. which is why it exists.

Yea, I know that – I didn’t explain myself well, or maybe it just isn’t relevant: I simply meant this message has been going around.

The name here indicates that this is Dave Mabus.

I think PZ has had many a go ’round with him.

I intended no offense in my post – sorry if it seemed that way.

I am 99.9 percent sure that this is nothing, but I do take that 0.1 % chance as a threat to my readers who happen to be atheists, so it is prudent to take it seriously. The comment has been duly reported to the authorities.

I have a joke in my mind linking the Futureshop stores of Canada (this comes from one of them), the US special forces, and Somalia, but I’ll keep it to myself.