Even Republican-embracing commentators gag at what Pete Hoekstra serves in his attempt to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow. 

Hoekstra's campaign spots. Set in a bar, the ad opens with beer drinkers on opposing sides chanting "fewer jobs" and "higher taxes."  

You remember it, right? Less filling vs. tastes great? Never let it be said that Pete WinItNot is out of touch with modern-day culture, if by "modern-day" you mean the early Reagan Administration. . . .

What's with blaming Stabenow for the number of Michigan people out of work? Does someone want to explain to me the cause-and-effect between your U.S. senator and your unemployment rate?

If Gov. Rick Snyder's "policies continue improving the state's economic picture" and Mitt Romney wins, Calabrese asks, does Stabenow "suddenly become a much better senator?"    

Calabrese was a top media adviser this year to former Republican presidential longshot Herman Cain. 

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