Republicans warn Obama

At least the party will rally 'round Obama. Hillary is far less likely to unify the Democrats, as many opined in the media this morning. The impassioned youth vote, so visible, will not suddenly shift their allegiance to this insider. They simply are not invested in Hillary. That's the single biggest fear -- that if she squeeks by, the resulting apathy among all the Obama throngs will derail any chance of taking the White House. This ain't my opinion, it's a new fairly widespread anxiety. And there's no solution, other than a dream team ticket, which ain't gonna happen.

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Watching McCain speak last night, and seeing the Republican commentators barely able to contain their hatred for him, I'm starting to think that a Mondale/Dukakis ticket would be able to win this fall.

McCain looked like the rigor mortis was actually setting in as he spoke.

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can we really afford to take a chance?

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True story--

When Bill Frist opted out of the GOP matrix after butting heads with Bush/Cheney, a colleague and GOP loyalist forwarded the hyperlinked articles below to me. Please note that it contains an article about Hillary's popularity in Iowa which I dismiss out right at the time. Luckily I found the archives. The articles and the comments were prescient.


Bill Frist, Hillary and other politicos on 11/29/06

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Updated On: 2/6/08 at 04:21 PM

"Anyone else in the White House other than bush and Rice would have been prepared for 9/11. Think what would have happened if Clinton or Obama had received that warning in August"

There was a Clinton in the White House the first time it happened. Had he not ignored all the signs (USS Cole, Khobar Towers, etc) it wouldn't have happened a second time.

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Updated On: 2/6/08 at 05:13 PM

Ah Goth but Janet Reno et al not only caught the folks involved "The first time" and put them all in jail but DID actually prevent the second attack- which would have been the "Millenium Attack" on LAX- which was stopped because the President, Attorney General and law enforcement actually heeded the warnings and were on "High alert."

In fact, they were still so concerned that the incoming Bush administration publicly bitched that those stupid Clintonistas were so 'obsesssed' (their word, not mine) with Osama Bin Laden that they wouldn't shut up about the guy during the handover of power. The Bushies knew there were a lot more important details to attend to, like making up stories that the Clintons had stolen furniture from the White House and that the staff had vandalized the West Wing and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

Every sign and signal was given to us. We had intelligence, we had memos from the FBI and we had an actual planner in captivity in advance. Actual calls between highjackers had been intercepted but never translated until afterwards....

Updated On: 2/6/08 at 05:24 PM

I love you, Joe.

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In the words of Madeline Kahn, PJ, "The feeling is Moochual!"