12/2/08-TWD's Agenda For The Day: Martin And Chambliss Battle In Reelection For Crucial Georgia Senate Seat

(Jim Martin photo from Erik S. Lesser for The New York Times;Saxby Chambliss photo from senate.gov)

In Election 2008's version of overtime (and playoffs, something that the corrupt bigwigs in college football don't want any part of ), it is "Do or Die" with the Georgia Senate seat race between classless incumbent Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic challenger, Jim Martin.

As noted yesterday by everyone, Mike Wooten life ruiner Sarah Palin stumped for Chambliss yesterday, repeating almost what she said for John McCain:

Yet despite Palin’s insistence on the importance of the Chambliss race, she apparently couldn’t bring herself to write a new stump speech. Instead, she recycled many of her favorite lines from this fall, substituting Chambliss’ name for Sen. John McCain’s:

Palin On Washington:

On CHAMBLISS: Too many politicians forgetting why they were sent to Washington. Well, Saxby has not forgotten and he has not forgotten who it is that he is serving. He is serving you, residents of Georgia, and he is serving all of America. He knows we must put government back on your side.

On McCAIN: In Alaska, we went back to basics. We put government back on the side of the people, and John and I will use the same approach to reform Washington in our administration. We will never forget the people who hired us. We will be there to work for you, the good people of America.

Palin On Government Working:

On CHAMBLISS: He knows you do not have to feel you are working for your government, but your government must be working for you.

On McCAIN: John and I…we don’t think you should be working for government; we think government should work for you.

Palin On Independence:

On CHAMBLISS: Saxby has not forgotten why he was sent to Washington. He has stayed true to his principles. Today those principles are needed more than ever. Senator Chambliss, he has such a strong, independent spirit. And that’s another reason I really like him.

On McCAIN: John McCain and I, what we represent is that maverick independent spirit that will not let the self-dealing and excessive partisanship get in the way of what’s right.

Last night, Chambliss lied about his privatization stance on Social Security on Hannity and Colmes, trying to label it as "choice" (with Sean Hannity's insanity, as usual, helping further the lie or gross distortion):

Nevertheless, despite this usual low road nature of the current incumbent (with his irrational ideologically and disgusting ads) , he is expected to win the run-off tonight by four points against Martin. The challenger may have had his best chance on actual Election night with Barack Obama on the ticket. That most likely, along with a third party candidate, helped Martin keep Chambliss away from the magical 50% needed to prevent a re-do on that night.

But with how red Georgia as a state still is, it will be one of the big surprises of the election year if Martin somehow pulls off the upset.

The Agenda's limited P.S. for this day will be in the comments section.