alexv wrote:Sam, there is no chance for a republican to win the general election. Whoever wins the democratic nomination will win the Presidency. Book it. I hope it's Hillary. Like her or not, she is more qualified than Obama, and wants it more than Edwards. As I've said before it would be nice to get Bill back in the White House. Greatest president since Reagan. She may have lined up enough other primary states to make Iowa ultimately irrelevant, but my fear is that the touchy-feely aspect of an Obama Presidency (African American President who does not threaten white America, and is "articulate" and Ophrah-friendly), combined with the visceral Hillary-hatred may in the end screw her (pun intended). I still think she should take it, but not so sure anymore. Can anyone recall a more un-electable pack of Republican candidates? Mitt? A Pentecostal minister is more electable. Rudy? the nation is not yer ready for a philandering NYC ethnic NYC mayor as President, no matter how effective a mayor he was. Fred Thompson? Like Reagan, an actorl, but unlike Reagan (read his diaries) he's downright stupid. Huckabee? No freaking way. Which leaves McCain, the only serious candidate, and I suspect there's a lot of Deer Hunter Chris Walken hidden away in that dude. A democractic presidency awaits us, Mr. A. As Elvis would say, "It's Time, it's Time...."
As much as I respect your views and thoughts, I think that this message may come back to haunt you, Alexv. You make an assertion about the 'philandering" nature of Rudy...in the same paragraph where you hail Slick Willy who was a compulsive liar, rapist, and used the oval office as his personal "servicing" center.
Hillary is not trustworthy and when peole pull the lever they will give that many extra thoughts. I think she will win the nomination, but lose the general election. Obama talks a great talk but has never, ever, had to walk the walk. Never. Really...never. Ever. Hillary at least knows how to play the game, as truth be told someday, Hillary's tell all will position her as the de facto leader in the White House, especially during the end of Bills first term and throughout the overt tumolt of the second term, where he was impeached.
"It's time, It's time"...for what! Reduction in National Security? More ineptitude in the White House? A Charismatic African American who claims he has foreign policy experience because he grew up oversea's until the age of 5 years? Is it that Time? My goodness, you can slam the motley crew of Republicans, but can you, alexv, really, with a straight face , say that Obama, whose single biggest legistaive victory was that he sat ON A PANEL in the STATE OF ILLINOIS to decide whether or not to raise the minimum wage, like, $0.50/hour. That was his BIG victory. And take just a minute, alexv, to look at the freshman congressmans voting record since he took office. He doesn't care. He doesn't vote. On key issues that affect his state and the country. My goodness. My goodness.
At the end of all this, peolel will look back at Deputy Dawg George and say that, at the very least, he was a person of strong personal conviction that he never wavered in his commitment to do what he thought was best for the American people, and for the globe. You can armchair all you like (like all the dem's running who want to rewrite history and suggest they were always against the war) but in the end, George can be blamed for sticking to his guns, as wrong as most believe that to be. Of course, I am an outlier, and I think history will be far more understanding and appreciative of what this admin did once the whole thing rolls out over the next decade...