Thursday, January 03, 2008
Meanwhile, In Iowa...
...the nation's first presidential caucuses happen today. For the Republicans, the question is, Will Mitt Romney beat Mike Huckabee, and will John McCain stage a surprise comeback? (The odious Rudy Giuliani is not competing in Iowa.)
For the Dems, Hillary Clinton has the most to lose if she doesn't win, in my opinion; Barack Obama and John Edwards would both seem more viable, plausible frontrunners with a win in Iowa.
I haven't seen any polls that look credible, but if I had to guess, I'd say that Hillary will not win today...and if you gave me the right odds, I might even bet you that she'll finish third.....
Meanwhile, Mike Bloomberg added fuel to the speculation that he'll run by dissing the current crop of presidential candidates.
With unusually dismissive language, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg offered tart assessments of his potential presidential rivals at a news conference on Wednesday, suggesting they are offering meaningless bromides rather than serious answers to the problems confronting the country.
He's right, of course.
Your thoughts? ¶ 5:55 AM
For the Dems, Hillary Clinton has the most to lose if she doesn't win, in my opinion; Barack Obama and John Edwards would both seem more viable, plausible frontrunners with a win in Iowa.
I haven't seen any polls that look credible, but if I had to guess, I'd say that Hillary will not win today...and if you gave me the right odds, I might even bet you that she'll finish third.....
Meanwhile, Mike Bloomberg added fuel to the speculation that he'll run by dissing the current crop of presidential candidates.
With unusually dismissive language, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg offered tart assessments of his potential presidential rivals at a news conference on Wednesday, suggesting they are offering meaningless bromides rather than serious answers to the problems confronting the country.
He's right, of course.
Your thoughts? ¶ 5:55 AM
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Hillary and Romney will win. In fact, they will both win their party's nominations. (And Hillary will win the election.)
Usually, the most plausible scenario is the one that proves true.
Usually, the most plausible scenario is the one that proves true.
# posted by 
: January 3, 2008 1:43 PM
: January 3, 2008 1:43 PM
It is true that every candidate is offering his or her share of meaningless bromides, but to say they are not addressing the key issues affecting the country is an easy thing to charge, but hardly true. All three of the major Dem candidates, for example, have offered serious health care proposals. It is simple laziness to write them off as "meaningless bromides," because then you don't have to think through the pros and cons of each proposal in what is admittedly a very complicated topic.
And what has Bloomberg proposed recently that is deep and thoughtful?
And what has Bloomberg proposed recently that is deep and thoughtful?
# posted by : January 3, 2008 3:13 PM
: January 3, 2008 3:13 PM
"For the Dems, Hillary Clinton has the most to lose if she doesn't win, in my opinion; Barack Obama and John Edwards would both seem more viable, plausible frontrunners with a win in Iowa."
Conventional wisdom watch!
Conventional wisdom watch!
# posted by : January 3, 2008 6:18 PM
: January 3, 2008 6:18 PM
Bloomberg is wrong and his flirting with the electorate is, as Fred Thompson's was, insulting. He offers nothing that this race doesn't already have and plenty of the kind of bad attitude that it abounds in.
If you don't mind my hanging a preposition.
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If you don't mind my hanging a preposition.
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