Just when the hardworking staff was thinking Seamus might be in the doghouse with New York Times columnist Gail Collins, he shows up in two consecutive columns, Thursday’s and today’s:

The antipathy toward Mitt Romney is the most fascinating part of a deeply fascinating political season. What is it about this guy? Is it just because he once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car? The smile? Does the Christian right hate him because, until he flipped over, he used to insist he was strongly in favor of a woman’s right to choose? Because he once said he was more pro-gay rights than Ted Kennedy?

It’s a sign that Seamus Sweepstakes The Sequel™ is overdue.

So do . . . play. (See here for rules.) Even the Twitterific @dbernstein is on the case:

If you need even more motivation:  Michael Pahre, grand prize winner of the original sweepstakes, gets his gala free lunch this Friday.