Earlier today, BiPM reported on the Human RIghts Campaign inexplicable endorsement of Susan Collins over Tom Allen in the Maine Senate race.

I fired off a note to HRC and surprisingly, received a response from Lisette Fee, Member Services Manager.

I can't say the response left me with warm and fuzzies.

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE...

Let's Play A Game of Seek 'n Find!

The Human Rights Campaign is out with its list of U.S. Senate endorsements. One of them doesn’t belong. See of you can spot it:

2008 U.S. Senate endorsements as of April 28, 2008:

Max Baucus, D-MT
Joe Biden, D-DE
Susan Collins, R-ME
Dick Durbin, D-IL
Al Franken, D-MN
Tom Harkin, D-IA
John Kerry, D-MA
Mary Landrieu, D-LA
Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ
Carl Levin, D-MI
Jack Reed, D-RI
Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH
Mark Udall, D-CO
Tom Udall, D-NM

Yeah...Collins. Republican. Best friend of Joe Lieberman and John McCain. Voted for Roberts and Alito. Voted for the Iraq war. Jealous as hell that Laura married George before she could pitch her own woo. Chosen by the HRC over true-blue challenger Congressman Tom Allen, who responds via email:

"I am proud of my record of fighting discrimination on all levels and for standing up for equality. When I was on the Portland City Council, we led the state in nondiscrimination practices by banning bias based on sexual orientation for housing, credit and employment. As a Member of Congress, I have consistently supported fairness and equality measures while opposing discrimination. As a member of the Senate, I will continue to do what is right for all people. Specifically, I will not support judicial nominees like Sam Alito who don’t understand fairness and equal rights."

And let's check HRC's own ratings to see who really deserves the endorsement:

109th Congress: Tom Allen 100%, Susan Collins 78%.
108th Congress: Tom Allen 100%, Susan Collins 88%
107th Congress: Tom Allen 100%, Susan Collins 86%

All I can figure is either Tom Allen slashed their tires or Susan Collins bribed 'em with CDs of K-Tel's Disco Classics. Whatever the reason, this stinks like a crate of week-old fish rotting on a pier in the hot sun.

HRC wants you to donate money to Susan Collins because she's a little less batshit crazy than her Republican "colleagues." Screw that. Give to Tom instead. He's earned it.

Cheers and Jeers starts in There's Moreville... [Swoosh!!] RIGHTNOW! [Gong!!]

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