A
story in today's Washington Post had a simple point: the GOP doesn't get the internet. You don't have to look very far from home to see this principle in action.
Marilyn Musgrave, our 4th District GOP Congresswoman - must be feeling the heat. Survivor of two consecutive narrow re-elections and currently targeted by the DCCC, she is making an effort to at least look less like a nutcase, er, Republican. She's using her website to do this, and the results are ... well, a little embarassing.
Her
website prominently features the "Bi-Partisan Actions of the Week", asking visitors to: "
Read the latest information on Bi-Partisanship Works."
Number of weeks since this has been updated:
five.
Nature of the bi-partisan actions at that time: supporting money for an anti-drug media campaign, empowering state governors to lower flags, and "sending a message" to the international community opposing children soldiers. Bipartisan? Hell, She's practically become a socialist!
That's just the beginning of the delights to be found on her government financed and hosted website.
As dormant as the "bipartisan" section of her site is, it's certainly more timely than the latest "Top News" story on her main page: "Death Tax is a Burden on American Values," dated February 8.
That's not to say she's not updating the website. She recently added an MPG file (mis-labeled "RealMedia") to her
multimedia gallery - a fiery speech taking the bold stance of "Honoring Colo Seniors." This joins her other blockbuster clips, "Hire A Veteran Floor Speech" and "Honoring our Vets". As alluring as these titles are, you'd better have a comfy chair - they're enormous, non-buffering downloads. The "vets" speech is a trim 17MB, while "seniors" weighs in at an impressive 56MB.
If you're looking for snappier response times, you may want to visit the "
Just For Kids" section of her site. This page features no fewer than 13 links to external "kids" themed government pages, including the "CIA's Homepage For Kids." This link takes you straight to the "ciaredirect" page, a whimsical fairyland which tells kids all about the exciting difference between http and https and introduces them to the gruff but loveable character "Error Code: 301 - Moved Permanently."
There's plenty to see and do at Musgrave's bleeding-edge home on the web. Whoever takes on this net-savvy tigress next time around will certainly have his (or her) hands full.