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RNC tries to hide its glee

Posted on January 23, 2008 | Comments Off on RNC tries to hide its glee

Longtime, dedicated cheerleaders for the Democrats, the MSM would have you believe there’s a groundswell of voter enthusiasm for Hilarity and Obama. Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan, whose polling shows otherwise, is trying not to grin:

"For Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), Duncan says it comes down to [lack of] trust. Sen. Barack Obama’s (Ill.) weakness, on the other hand, is his [lack of] experience, according to Duncan."

Notice the double attribution? That’s the MSM making sure its Dem followers don’t think it’s saying these negative things. I think either one will be easy to beat, but Hilarity, with Slick Willie for baggage, would be the easiest.

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Fred’s dead and McCain is a pain

Posted on January 20, 2008 | Comments Off on Fred’s dead and McCain is a pain

Fred’s distant third in South Carolina probably means he can start taking long naps again, but surely someone (Mitt? Rudy?) can stop McCain, the irascible liberal Republican, who won. He’s the MSM’s darling, which ought to be clue enough. Nominate this guy who pretends to talk straight while refusing to call his amnesty for illegal immigrants amnesty, and you get a guy whose main claim to fame is he would fight the Islamic fanatics. I suppose that might be enough. He could match wrinkles with Hilarity. He would look awful old opposite Obama, but Obama’s anti-war, which would be a good contrast. Clinton/Obama would be sure raise taxes; McCain might not. But I’ll still cross my fingers that Mitt or Rudy blows out Florida in time to derail McCain. They have his advantage without his negatives.

UPDATE:  Romney leads in the delegate count, but has yet to win a big primary, on the order of SC or NH. Mitt’s been hit for being too slick, but he should look sincere next to argumentative McCain.

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The white male vote

Posted on January 16, 2008 | Comments Off on The white male vote

For years now the Democrat focus has been on women and minorities to the exclusion of you know who. This year, fatefully, their presidential candidate will be one or the other. Meanwhile…

"White men have drifted from or have been driven from the [Democrat] party in record numbers… Their absence has left the party hobbled in presidential politics, primarily playing for states on the liberal coasts."

My gut has been telling me that neither Obama or Hilarity can be elected. Former Dem Congressman Floyd Flake shows me why. He says they must put their pitches on a less-divisive plane, and that pledging a cure for a souring economy is the best one. I don’t think the economy is sour enough, or that they’ll be able to rise above the divisiveness they so obviously represent.

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Hero vs Hilarity

Posted on January 8, 2008 | Comments Off on Hero vs Hilarity

I like John McCain, who’s winning with 65 percent of the votes counted in today’s New Hampshire Repub primary. I just think he’s too liberal to get enough Repub and Indy votes to be elected president. Hilarity, who is edging out Obama, would be my choice for the Dems. She’d be a lot easier to beat than the demagogue from South Chicago. But, mainly, watching Iowa’s winners lose out this time (the Huckster is about 18 points behind Romney who is in second place), it looks like these races are far from decided, and that’s probably a good thing. Next up, South Carolina.

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That breath of fresh air

Posted on January 5, 2008 | Comments Off on That breath of fresh air

Obama-rama’s free ride is really taking off. So far, nobody is asking how his universal health care program will be any less bankrupting than, say, Medicare. What good it will do to negotiate with terrorists, etc., etc. Dr. Helen sees the questions but can only "hope (they) will be answered prior to the election." Don’t hold your breath.

Via Instapundit 

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Shuck and Jive

Posted on January 3, 2008 | Comments Off on Shuck and Jive

So Huckleberry, the shuck, and Obama, the jive, win in Iowa. Does it matter? I doubt it. Huckleberry does not appeal to most Republicans and Obama, whose anti-war views will appeal to a majority of Democrats, and therefore could get him nominated, ain’t likely to get elected. My two cents, anyway.

UPDATE:  Cobb has a good analysis. He calls it his emotionalism, but it sounds logical to me. Except that he would not vote for Huckleberry if he was the nominee. I can’t believe he will be, but I could never vote Democrat as the party and its leaders are currently constituted. Important, also, to recall that Reagan lost Iowa in 1980, and Dukakis did in 1988. Didn’t stop either one from being nominated.

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Shuck vs Jive

Posted on December 21, 2007 | Comments Off on Shuck vs Jive

It’s been suggested–by a commenter at Fresh Bilge–that the choice in ’08 may come down to Huckleberry or Obama. Unlikely, methinks, highly unlikely, but what a mind-twister that would be: Shuck vs. Jive.

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