[Jorge]

Fritz Hollings checks into nursing home for "jest a little tech of rehab".

They had to bring Fritz out of moth-balls to embarrass himself with that senile sounding "cash and carry" rant against the Bush admin.
Nobody could seem to figure out what exactly he was trying to say...

[boltfromblue]

Did they bring him out as their 'fall guy' to go extreme, hoping some of it would stick in dumb people's minds, because they expect him to retire at the end of his term, anyway? Protecting their losses over such a ridiculous position because they would lose him anyway?

[BOBTHENAILER]

You both got it right on the money.

If you tell the lie long enough, people will believe it.

Nobody wanted to be the front man on this attack, so they sent out the dufus to be the fall guy. Reminds me of older kids making the young sibling ask the stupid question of the parents. The youngster doesn't know any better. In this case, they send out the elder drooler to do the dirty work.

[randita]

They had to bring Fritz out of moth-balls to embarrass himself with that senile sounding "cash and carry" rant against the Bush admin. Nobody could seem to figure out what exactly he was trying to say...

Fritz Hollings would be perfectly cast in a role as a snake oil salesman. Oil just oozes from that man whenever he speaks. He's very hard to believe or to take seriously. The Democrats couldn't have picked a better front man (for the GOP, that is).