It’s very frustrating for me to see the Democratic nomination process continue when it is all but impossible for Hillary to secure the nomination. It’s also frustrating that Barack can’t seem to close the deal regardless of Hillary’s descent into Rovian politics.
But McCain and his supporters should not get too comfortable. Ross Douthat in the Atlantic:
But by all rights, this ought to be a peak time for McCain’s numbers - not the peak, necessarily, but certainly a high point. His right-wing critics are making nice with him, his favorable ratings are sky-high, and his opponents are too busy driving each other’s negative ratings upward to spend any time (or money, more importantly) putting a dent in his halo. Moreoever, the Democrats’ intra-party tensions are bound to diminish once the party picks a nominee: At least some of the Hillary supporters who tell pollsters that they’d vote for McCain over Obama may actually follow through on that pledge, but a lot of today’s McCainocrats will come home to the Democratic fold when all is said and done.
Yet even with all this going for him, McCain’s poll numbers are bumping up against the same 45 percent ceiling that they’ve been hitting since December. If the election were held today - a pretty good day for McCain, all things considered - he’d probably lose to Obama, and might lose to Clinton as well. That doesn’t mean he will lose, by any stretch, but it certainly doesn’t bode well for November.
Douthat does not even take into account the Iraq War and the economy, both of which could be far worse in November than they are today.
I was happy to stay with the lead group on the run out to Lake Independance Independence. But once we made the turn on Hamel Road I started getting cramps in my right calf and was not able to stay in the group.
Last night marked only my fourth ride outside since the first of the year. The fact that I have been able to ride fast at all makes me pretty happy, even if I am just following wheels and staying out of the wind.
As a courtesy I always ask people what floor they want when they get on the elevator. Upon, and regardless of, their responce I push every button for every floor…just in case they mis-spoke.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to declare war unless U.S. and Iraqi forces end a military crackdown on his followers.
"I know he’s sitting in Iran," Rice said dismissively, when asked about al-Sadr’s latest threat to lift a self-imposed cease-fire with government and U.S. forces. "I guess it’s all-out war for anybody but him," Rice said. "I guess that’s the message; his followers can go too their deaths and he’s in Iran."
That is, "all out war for anybody but him"…and you Condi Rice…and your boss. It amazes me that you all can be so caviler with the lives of the American soldiers that you put on the line with your bluster.
It’s "Bring it on" for a new generation. Once again the Bush Administration learns nothing from their previous mistakes.
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