April 01, 2009 07:49 PM UTC

Bob Schaffer, "Smart Girl"

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• by: Colorado Pols

Former Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, as most of you know, has kept quite a presence up for himself in various online forums, most recently (and curiously) setting up a blog at the conservative social networking site Smart Girl Politics.

Which is pretty interesting in more than the obvious gender-bending ways. Let’s start with the definition of “temperance” from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

tem·per·ance n.

a: habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions

b: moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages [Pols emphasis]

We assume that Schaffer, extolling the virtues of “temperance” to all those Smart Girls out there, meant the former, even though anyone with a cursory knowledge of American history will instantly associate “temperance” with the latter. You hope Smart Girls figure out what he’s talking about anyway, before they read Schaffer’s “Smart Girl Politics” profile:

‘Buy Coyote Gold margaritas liberally,’ Schaffer tells the Smart Girls who just read his little blog about “temperance” and want to learn more. Now we’re not sure exactly how real “smart girls” are supposed to reconcile that, kind of like our recollection of Schaffer blasting Pete Coors in the ’04 Senate primary for pretty much the same hypocrisy and now he’s selling margaritas–but we’re guessing the “frat boys” are totally down with them trying.