What it all means...
Voters in two tiny, non-representative states have had their say about who the presidential nominees should be for the two major parties. What a waste.
Think of those millions of voters in big states like California and New York who really liked Joe Biden and Chris Dodd for their foreign policy and legislative experience but won’t have the opportunity to cast a ballot for them because they were eliminated at this early stage by voters in Iowa and New Hampshire who care only about God and taxes.
Don’t get me wrong: for the Democrats I believe either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton would be stronger candidates for the Presidency than Biden or Dodd. I just don’t think a handful of single-message voters in two small states—with an assist from the media-- should winnow the field this early of respected leaders and their fan base around the country.
One thing is clear: the Bush Administration has been such a disaster that the campaign mantra of all candidates in both parties is change.
If either party wanted real change, they would have gotten in line behind Republican Ron Paul and Democrat Dennis Kucinich. That became difficult after the media eliminated both from recent televised national debates.
Can you imagine the chagrin in the Romney camp, losing out to a guitar-strumming Baptist preacher? Law and Order’s Thompson is probably the first political victim of the writer’s strike—he no longer has L&O’s Dick Wolf writing for him.
I always thought John McCain would be the toughest Republican for Democrats to beat in 2008, but not after his recent appearance on Meet the Press.
Asked THE question about Iraq (“if you knew then, what you know now--no weapons of mass destruction-- would you have invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/ll?”), McCain answered “yes.”
He insisted the war in Iraq was not a mistake—only the handling of it, and said he sees nothing wrong with US troops staying there as many as 100 years.
Well, let’s see how that plays with American voters in November.
Despite concern over the economy and health care, I still believe the overriding issue in this election will be voter anger over an Iraq war that has turned the world against us while costing American lives and treasure beyond comprehension.
Think of those millions of voters in big states like California and New York who really liked Joe Biden and Chris Dodd for their foreign policy and legislative experience but won’t have the opportunity to cast a ballot for them because they were eliminated at this early stage by voters in Iowa and New Hampshire who care only about God and taxes.
Don’t get me wrong: for the Democrats I believe either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton would be stronger candidates for the Presidency than Biden or Dodd. I just don’t think a handful of single-message voters in two small states—with an assist from the media-- should winnow the field this early of respected leaders and their fan base around the country.
One thing is clear: the Bush Administration has been such a disaster that the campaign mantra of all candidates in both parties is change.
If either party wanted real change, they would have gotten in line behind Republican Ron Paul and Democrat Dennis Kucinich. That became difficult after the media eliminated both from recent televised national debates.
Can you imagine the chagrin in the Romney camp, losing out to a guitar-strumming Baptist preacher? Law and Order’s Thompson is probably the first political victim of the writer’s strike—he no longer has L&O’s Dick Wolf writing for him.
I always thought John McCain would be the toughest Republican for Democrats to beat in 2008, but not after his recent appearance on Meet the Press.
Asked THE question about Iraq (“if you knew then, what you know now--no weapons of mass destruction-- would you have invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/ll?”), McCain answered “yes.”
He insisted the war in Iraq was not a mistake—only the handling of it, and said he sees nothing wrong with US troops staying there as many as 100 years.
Well, let’s see how that plays with American voters in November.
Despite concern over the economy and health care, I still believe the overriding issue in this election will be voter anger over an Iraq war that has turned the world against us while costing American lives and treasure beyond comprehension.
posted by Victor Kamber | 9:05 AM
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