Blue Tide Rising made an astute observation last weekend...

Last year Jim Ryun entered a classic car in the Topeka Labor Day parade and covered it in campaign magnets. Jim Ryun, however, couldn't be bothered to be on hand himself. This led one area Labor leader to publicly lament Ryun's parade entry as "an empty gesture, from an empty [House] seat."This year was different. This time he didn't even bother to send an envoy. Neither did Lynn Jenkins. Nor was Sens. Pat Roberts or Sam Brownback. In fact, the Kansas Republican Party was nowhere to be found.

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