The Real Macaca

George "Macaca" Allen is going to support Fred "Grandpa" Thompson for president.

Fred Thompson's campaign will announce this morning their "National Campaign Leadership Team."

Among the four chairs -- former Sen. George Allen (Va.).

The one-time presidential hopeful has had warm things to say about Thompson since the Tennessean first considered a bid this summer, and recently had his former colleague on while guest-hosting a radio show in Richmond.

It's fitting that Allen would back Thompson. They occupy much of the same space politically -- folksy Southern mainstream conservative -- and Fred got in the race in no small part because Allen's absence created a vacuum for a candidate with such qualities.

Thompson's other national chairs are already-announced supporters: former Sen. Howard Baker, former Sen. Spencer Abraham and Liz Cheney.

I can tell where this is going right now - in the macaca history books....

Mean old Markos slams Macaca Wadhams

DailyKos:

CO-03, CO-07: On the flipside, Republicans can't find a single soul to take on Democratic Reps. Salazar and Perlmutter, despite representing competitive districts. Colorado party chief Dick Wadhams -- yeah, the guy who helped Macaca Allen crash and burn -- can't even bother to try and choke out some positive spin.

Dick Wadhams, the Colorado Republican Party chairman, did not attempt to put on overly optimistic spin on his party's prospects in the 3rd and 7th districts. He said he would like to have candidates already, and does not know what will emerge in either district. He attributed the absence of Republican candidates to the difficulty of facing an incumbent.

I object to calling George Allen "Macaca". Surely he wasn't stupid enough to say that without his campaign chief's approval. But I'll give Markos a pass, and read his site every day for posts just like this. Ha!

Dicky "Macaca" Wadhams: The Un-Saviour

As Stygius reports at SquareState, the good old Free Market seems to be talking to Colorado's GOP and it's super hero leader who was brought in to save them (right after he crashed and burned George Allen's senate run in Virginny):

Mirroring the financial collapse and organizational chaos of the NRCC, the ToTheRight blog grimly reflects on the Dick Wadhams era here in Colorado:

After operating more than $500,000 in the red for nearly the last year, the Colorado Republican Party tried last week to move toward the black with a fundraiser hosted by Bruce "Battery" Benson. Unfortunately for the party, even though the fundraiser was apparently successful, a previously unknown debt of more than $100,000 was discovered tucked away in a corner of the office. Worse yet, former Colorado GOP Executive Director Hans Gullickson's filing system evidently consisted of stuffing papers wherever he could, so the additional $100,000 could be just the beginning.

So, what is a party that has hovered at a half-million dollars in debt, without signs of erasing it anytime soon, to do? Well, with new Colorado GOP Chairman/Executive Director Dick Wadhams firing but not replacing the field staff and keeping - of all the idiots to work for state party - Cameron "Peekaboo" Lynch, the party doesn't have much to work with or look forward to. No grassroots network or staff to build the party. No chance of winning back the Legislature next year. No candidates to contest races in the 2nd, 3rd and 7th congressional districts. A primary in the 5th Congressional District. No exciting candidate for U.S. Senate, and no winning staff to help him. No presidential caucus or primary. No message. No agenda. No stop to the liberals laughing it up. One could be forgiven for thinking the party might as well close up shop and hope someone picks up the pieces, because nobody's going to send this party checks if it doesn't get its act together soon.

Granted, Wadhams managed to fly in Dick Cheney for a party fundraiser...a fundraiser consisting of twenty whole guests. This quickly answers the question of how many people are left in Colorado who really want to rub shoulders with Dick Cheney: not even two dozen.

I guess the crap is flowing.