“The choice throughout this county is between two philosophies that are really stark, and it’s one that is especially on display here in California. Look up and down the Republican ticket. This is not your parents’ Republican party. This is not the same breed of cat, man.” —Joe Biden making an odd but effective metaphor for how the GOP has changed, at a fund-raiser for California Senator Barbara Boxer, who’s running against hair-critiquing Tea Party darling Carly Fiorina. [Politico]
