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| Asia Times/"Spengler" on the State of the Presidential Race |
| 2008-09-02 |
Obama will spend the rest of his life wondering why he rejected the obvious road to victory, that is, choosing Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential nominee. However reluctantly, Clinton would have had to accept. McCain's choice of vice presidential candidate made obvious after the fact what the party professionals felt in their fingertips at the stadium extravaganza yesterday: rejecting Clinton in favor of the colorless, unpopular, tangle-tongued Washington perennial Joe Biden was a statement of weakness. McCain's selection was a statement of strength. America's voters will forgive many things in a politician, including sexual misconduct, but they will not forgive weakness. |
| Posted by:Abdominal Snowman |
| #9 No, I mean I posted the link but not the quoted text. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-09-02 21:12 |
| #8 No, You beat me to it by a minute, but it's a great column. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-09-02 20:55 |
| #7 I don't remember quoting the post, Nimble, I guess one of the mods did it. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-09-02 19:51 |
| #6 I welcome him to try.... ;-) |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2008-09-02 19:49 |
| #5 He is a Third World anthropologist profiling Americans, in but not of the American system. No country's politics depends more openly on friendships than America's, yet Obama has not a single real friend, for he rose so fast that all his acquaintances become rungs on the ladder of his ascent. But BHO has lots of friends...err bedfellows. |
| Posted by: tipper 2008-09-02 18:25 |
| #4 Why didn't Obama choose Hillary? The most credible explanation came from veteran columnist Robert Novak May 10, who reports that Michelle Obama vetoed Hillary's candidacy. For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of Michelle Obama. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-02 18:07 |
| #3 Scooter, does he "out" you back? |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2008-09-02 17:25 |
| #2 Money quote: "American voters are not intellectual, but they are shrewd, like animals. They can smell insecurity, and the convention stank of it." By the way, "Spengler's" real name is Uwe Parpart. He's a smart guy, but always acted like a dick when we worked together. I think this "Spengler" secret identity is bizarre and pointless, so I enjoy "outing" him whenever I get the chance. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2008-09-02 15:58 |
| #1 That was exactly the cut I was going to make. Devastating column. And he's calling for a landslide. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-09-02 15:29 |