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2007-10-05 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Mike 2007-10-05 14:33|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 How astute.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-10-05 14:59|| 2007-10-05 14:59|| Front Page Top

#2 newc - even more astute would be to dump Sandy "the Burglar" Berger. Wake me when that happens.

Posted by PBMcL 2007-10-05 15:12|| 2007-10-05 15:12|| Front Page Top

#3 they aren't as powerful as they think they are.

That was clearly demonstrated by Lieberman's reelection in Connecticut. Just as AQ hasn't been able to take and hold ground in Iraq, neither has their fellow travelers in the nutroots in been able to here. Both can make noise and inflict casualties, but do not have the depth to impose themselves on the greater masses, which if you believe in real democracy, vice that of Peoples' Democratic Republics, is a good thing.

Hillary is shifting early in the primary season to try to run to the center. However, such actions in the end are never as effective as a library of her sound bites showing her colors for years. She, like little o'Britney, have too much baggage to hide. It's up to the Trunks to play power politics. However, their history shows too many instances of showing up to a gun fight with a knife.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-05 15:39|| 2007-10-05 15:39|| Front Page Top

#4 This should make the republicans so happy that their ears start clapping. The ruthless pursuit of power has obliged Clinton to jettison yet another fraction of her ~~lunatic fringe~~ electoral constituency. Expect to see further incidents of this as Hillary becomes increasingly centrist in her dogged attempt to claim more fence-sitting voters. The republicans had damn well better start publicizing these gymnastics in order to expose her all-too-flexible agenda. How can anyone not expect her to just as easily reverse herslf on any given position once she gains the Oval Office? This had better serve as fair warning to America of what awaits her election.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-05 15:56|| 2007-10-05 15:56|| Front Page Top

#5 How can anyone not expect her to just as easily reverse herslf on any given position once she gains the Oval Office?

Well, she IS a Clinton.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-10-05 16:37|| 2007-10-05 16:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah, yes. The Clintons...

An excerpt from an article in the September Atlantic Monthly (subscription required) by Jonathan Rauch about the Clinton foundation:

Clinton says he has been concerned about climate change for years, but that a hostile Congress and cheap oil prevented him from doing much about it when he was in office. Out of office, one day he decided to replace every lightbulb in his house with a compact fluorescent. But when he went to his local hardware store in Chappaqua, New York, he couldnt find bulbs in a lot of the shapes and sizes he needed. So I literally picked up the phone and called Jeff Immeltthe CEO of General Electricand I said, Im trying to be a good customer. Im trying to buy American, support GE. I like your eco-initiatives. But I cant fill half these sockets. What am I going to do? And he said, Well, make me a bigger market, and Ill make whatever bulbs you want.

Its a charming story, if somewhat tarnished by the fact that, through a spokesman, Immelt said he had no recollection of the conversation.

That sure sounds like Clinton being Clinton.

Posted by tu3031 2007-10-05 16:44|| 2007-10-05 16:44|| Front Page Top

#7 I would think that the Clintons would believe in the Marxist slogan: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." No lightbulbs for Slick Willie.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-05 18:00|| 2007-10-05 18:00|| Front Page Top

#8 She can't get rid of Sandy Bergler. He knows too much and bumping him off would now be too obvious.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-10-05 19:01|| 2007-10-05 19:01|| Front Page Top

#9 "Doesn't need their support...doesn't want their support" > Sniff, sniff - D *** NG IT, how many tasty barbecues is this WOT gonna destroy/nix???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-05 19:52|| 2007-10-05 19:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Just Hillary's way of telling the Kossacks - "We won't be needing your services after all, you are dismissed".

Posted by DMFD 2007-10-05 21:48|| 2007-10-05 21:48|| Front Page Top

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