Adventures in Personal Responsibility — Or Being Mike Protack

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I know that some of you are on Facebook and you've been a witness to weeks of insulting and trolling behavior from Mike Protack. Personally, I'm not friends with the guy, but some of my friends are, and the exchanges I've seen have been utterly unhinged. No matter the topic at hand, what emerges is the completely resentful Mike Protack -- blaming Democrats or unions for all of the worlds' ills; insulting the intelligence, the appearance, the ethnic background, the appearance of the *kids* of his interlocutors; making stuff up; and just generally lacking in the basic social graces that got him banned from this place. Whether he is talking about education or same sex marriage, all he's been capable of over on Facebook is anger, insults and ignorance. Yesterday, Esteban Parra documented the most recent incident -- one where Protack decided to get his inner racist on:

The Next Elected Office Mike Protack Will Lose

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This is an interesting article -- one that details Protack's long-time losing streak and continues the tradition of local Republican Party officials running away from him or trying not to acknowledge his existence. If this is the candidate that NCCo Chair Fleming ends up with that is not an especially auspicious start of this chairmanship.

QOTD

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Shamelessly stolen from Balloon Juice, except ours is a two part question: Is there anyone in public life with a mustache who isn't a buffoon? (Delaware version) Is there anyone…

Tone Deaf or Payoff?

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There are rumors swirling around the Delaware Republican Party that they have a new communication team.  This is the team that will be tasked with redefining the tarnished brand that…