{"id":4142,"date":"2009-02-02T22:25:27","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T03:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=4142"},"modified":"2009-02-02T22:25:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-03T03:25:27","slug":"change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=4142","title":{"rendered":"Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wasn’t paying all that much attention to the Republican National Committee chair race – life pretty much got in the way.<\/p>\n

However, I was overjoyed to see that Michael Steele won the seat after a zillion ballots.<\/p>\n

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Steele’s unobtrusive but reliable bass work and solid low-end background vocals were a key part of the Bangles’ success back in the ’80s; she also helped launch The Runaways back in the late ’70s, giving us Joan Jett and Lita Ford as well.<\/p>\n

Hopefully she’ll do at least as well for the GOP!<\/p>\n

UPDATE:\u00a0 Oh, sorry – they meant this guy:<\/p>\n

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My bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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