As a follow-up to a very successful Blue America House contest two weeks ago, we’re starting a week long Senate competition today. You can vote for a c&idate of your choice on our dedicated Blue America contest page & whear you give $1 or $10 or a thous& dollars, it counts as a vote for a c&idate (or c&idates) or your choice.

Crooks & Liars asked each campaign to submit an ad that could be used with a donations we collect this week. Texas, & especially a Houston area, was struck very hard by Hurricane Ike & a Noriega campaign has essentially diverted all its energy & resources towards a recovery efforts & Rick himself is on Army National Guard duty where he is a Lieutenant Colonel. We had to excuse am from creating an ad in a midst of all a chaos & turmoil are. How about taking a look at each one of a oar ads & visualizing helping to put am on TV? & while you’re at it, visualize a U.S. Senate without John Cornyn, Susan Collins, James Inhofe, Gordon Smith, & Ted Stevens.

&rew Rice:

Mark Begich:

Jeff Merkley:

Tom Allen:

Original post by Howie Klein and software by Elliott Back