Odds & Sods #43: Campaign Edition (Updated)
- I always wondered if Obama could take a punch; now, it turns out, he can't throw one. UPDATE: Chris Matthews, that runaway beer truck, on what Obama should say from here on out.
- Whatever happened to John Edwards? Wasn't he running for President? When you search on "Edwards" at Google News, only four out of the top ten stories are about the former Senator from North Carolina.
- Apparently Republicans now believe that Terrorists Prefer Hillary. So let's save ourselves a lot time and money, shall we? Let the terrorists decide. Whoever they pick, we'll vote against them.
- Speaking of crackpot Republicans, Rudy Giuliani's "facts" about prostate cancer recovery rates in England v. USA are embarassingly (and provably) wrong. So it raises the age old question about Republican presidential candidates: is he a liar or a dope? Either way, we don't need another one those in the White House.
- I had a chance to hear Dan Senor talk over the weekend; he's yet another in a long line of Republicans who've turned on the Bush administration while pretending they had no part in creating the mess we're in.
- Speaking of clueless failures, I caught former presidential speechwriter Michael Gerson on TDS last night. He's got a new book out (you'll have to find your own link, sorry) that pretends as though it's 1999 again and that -- wait for it -- Republicans should be more compassionate. Ack.
- Speaking of compassion, the Republicans cannot win if they try to be like Democrats. Think about it: if the restaurant menu has two items -- a Cheeseburger and a "sort of Cheeseburger" -- which one are you going to order?
- UPDATE: On the other hand, it looks like their strategy might be to run against incumbent-Hillary. This accomplishes two things: conveniently erases the collossal screwup of the Bush years from the history books, while shifting the blame to the Clintons (something Republicans are naturally good at).
- Looks like Hillary understands the game plan.
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