Hope Rhymes With Dope
I haven't taken the opportunity to weigh in on a Senator Changeyfaces recent foibles lately, mostly because they are coming so fast and furious it's hard to keep up. Between his racist pastor Jeremiah Wright, his unrepentant terrorist friend Bill Ayers, his other friend political fixer Tony Rezko, or his own attitudes about us bitter, gun-totin, God-lovin, bigoted Heartlanders it's amazing he only got beat by 10 points in Pennsylvania.
Charles Krauthammer's column explores some of the details on Obama's reentry to earth here:
Obama's Revealing 'Distractions'
Key point:
But Obama needs to cast out such questions as illegitimate distractions because they are seriously damaging his candidacy. As people begin to learn about this just-arrived pretender, the magic dissipates.
As always with Krauthammer it is definitely worth reading the whole thing.
The biggest problem in the Democratic primary is that on key issues there's precious little difference between the candidates. When that's the case the focus necessarily veers towards personality and character. And when that's the case the company you keep is not only fair game it's all that's left. Old adages stand the test of time for a reason. That reason is called truth, you really can judge a person by the company he keeps. That's precisely why I've been so hard on McCain for keeping company with Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy.
When a candidate avoids specificity on issues and limits his talking points to innocuous platitudes about hopiness and changeitude we are left to determine whether the rhetoric is authentic or empty, revealing or diversionary. As far as policies go it's pretty easy, just check the voting record - - and here is revealed exactly why he opts for innocuous platitudes over issue specificity. When the official record shows not one single instance where he crossed the aisle in support of conservative issue all this blather about unity and old politics rings very hollow indeed. Not only does that suit look like it's from the same tailor of Louis Farrakhan it's empty.
What's making this race particularly nasty, but all the more fun to witness from a Republican standpoint, is that Clinton understands she is not likable. Her only path to victory hinges on making Obama even less likable.
If Pennsylvania is any indication it seems to be working. The fallout from the Tony Rezko trial in Chicago, already resulting in impeachment murmurs for the Governor there, is only just beginning. The Jeremiah Wright softball interview on PBS with Bill Moyers, regardless of well he comes off, cannot help by virtue of the fact that it prolongs the story. And I'm sorry, there is a lot of us out here who will never believe there is any context in which the phrase "God damn America" is justifiable.
Yes, this election is proving to be every bit as entertaining as I imagined it would be, and then some. Watchin this Democrat cat fight is frikkin hoot.
Charles Krauthammer's column explores some of the details on Obama's reentry to earth here:
Obama's Revealing 'Distractions'
Key point:
But Obama needs to cast out such questions as illegitimate distractions because they are seriously damaging his candidacy. As people begin to learn about this just-arrived pretender, the magic dissipates.
As always with Krauthammer it is definitely worth reading the whole thing.
The biggest problem in the Democratic primary is that on key issues there's precious little difference between the candidates. When that's the case the focus necessarily veers towards personality and character. And when that's the case the company you keep is not only fair game it's all that's left. Old adages stand the test of time for a reason. That reason is called truth, you really can judge a person by the company he keeps. That's precisely why I've been so hard on McCain for keeping company with Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy.
When a candidate avoids specificity on issues and limits his talking points to innocuous platitudes about hopiness and changeitude we are left to determine whether the rhetoric is authentic or empty, revealing or diversionary. As far as policies go it's pretty easy, just check the voting record - - and here is revealed exactly why he opts for innocuous platitudes over issue specificity. When the official record shows not one single instance where he crossed the aisle in support of conservative issue all this blather about unity and old politics rings very hollow indeed. Not only does that suit look like it's from the same tailor of Louis Farrakhan it's empty.
What's making this race particularly nasty, but all the more fun to witness from a Republican standpoint, is that Clinton understands she is not likable. Her only path to victory hinges on making Obama even less likable.
If Pennsylvania is any indication it seems to be working. The fallout from the Tony Rezko trial in Chicago, already resulting in impeachment murmurs for the Governor there, is only just beginning. The Jeremiah Wright softball interview on PBS with Bill Moyers, regardless of well he comes off, cannot help by virtue of the fact that it prolongs the story. And I'm sorry, there is a lot of us out here who will never believe there is any context in which the phrase "God damn America" is justifiable.
Yes, this election is proving to be every bit as entertaining as I imagined it would be, and then some. Watchin this Democrat cat fight is frikkin hoot.
I can't make up my mind which is more rich, that Obama is called out as an elitist snob or - - even more incredible - - that the accusation came from Hillary Clinton Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. If irony were caffeine that would be and extra large, triple shot espresso. Earlier in the election she actually had the gall to question his ethics! Now THAT"S audacity...with a capital A... make that a quadruple, with a double shot of Kahlua.
You know I try to remain optimistic, and when the Dems keep offering up this crap it really helps. Hard as it may be to believe but their 2 best candidates can't even measure up to our worst
- - and when you can look bad next to McCain that's saying something.
- - and when you can look bad next to McCain that's saying something.
But so far as audacity goes, it does take a heap of audacity to ask the people you insulted for their vote, so he's got that goin for him... I suppose in an elitist mind that makes sense, but I doubt it'll sell in Bumfuck, unless of course we are the rubes he takes us for. There's his hope.
Right now John McCain is the luckiest man in the world...and it's mostly from sittin back and letting Democrats be themselves.
Yes sir, ...political theater at its finest I tell ya, comedy and tragedy all in one...bravo I say, more, more, more.
Yes sir, ...political theater at its finest I tell ya, comedy and tragedy all in one...bravo I say, more, more, more.
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