IT'S COME TO THIS – IT'S DELIGHTFUL, IT'S DELOVELY – AT 7:07 P.M. ET:  Politics does indeed make strange bedfellows, and the beds get cozier and cozier during campaign season.  From The Hill:

A veteran Democratic incumbent facing a tough reelection challenge touted a relationship with President George W. Bush in a new campaign ad.

Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) released a new campaign ad emphasizing his ties to the former Republican president at a time when most Democrats are pummeling Bush, and warning that GOP wins this fall would mean a return to Bush-era policies.

"When George Bush proposed a Medicare prescription drug benefit, Earl Pomeroy voted yes, putting seniors before party," the ad says, depicting Bush at a signing ceremony for Medicare Part D.

"Earl joined Republicans to fight internet predators; fighting for kids," the ad later says, playing up a bill to toughen laws against sex offenders.

The spot is an unusual effort by a veteran lawmaker, who was first elected in 1992, to embrace Republicans and, in particular, Bush.

North Dakota is a conservative-leaning state where Bush won reelection in 2004 with 63 percent of the vote.

COMMENT:  Ah, I have a dream today.  I have a dream that Barney Frank will invoke Ronald Reagan and Nancy Pelosi will recall with affection Barry Goldwater.  Oh yes, I have a dream today.

Well look, North Dakota is a good beginning.

September 27, 2010