Race to the Bottom Round 2, Game 1: Rove v. Gonzales

Welcome to Round Two, Game One of BuzzFlash's Republican Race to the Bottom. Here's how to play: Vote for the worse of the two contenders on the left. Vote by marking the circle next to the contender you dislike more, and click "Vote." A winner will be declared at midnight tonight. (If you can't see the poll, please upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, or try Firefox)

The winner will advance to the third round of the Sour Sixteen, with a chance to become this year's worst conservative. Click here for more about the Race to the Bottom. Click here to see the full bracket, which you can fill out to play along at home.

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Karl "Bush's Brain" Rove v. Alberto "Fredo" Gonzales

In the first week of the tournament, we saw Rove beat John "T-Rex" McCain so mercilessly that the Arizona senator forgot he lost the election last November and was last seen wandering through Michelle's new herb garden.

Fredo's game against Michele "Madwoman of Minnesota" Bachmann was a bit more contentious, but in the end, craziness is no match for the evil that comes with being a Bushevik.

So who is worse: Bush's brain, or his consigliere? Rove has the magic of perception on his side, but there's no devaluing Gonzales' knowledge of the game. After all, he made up the rules himself.

Click here for last week's roundup and here for our analysis of Week One.