Comments on: Obama’s Iowa caucus victory: A funny thing happened on the way to New Hampshire

By: Baklava

Baklava — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:27:38 +0000

Tom wrote, “Fred is right an all the issues, but other than us policy wonks and political bloggers, who can really get excited about voting for him? He won’t excite the public, and let’s face it, yes this counts.”

Yep. He excites me but I’m odd.

He needs to pull more not raising the had stunts..

That was classic. Give it to these liberal moderators in the debates.

Say something like, “The premise of the question is incorrect… if I might rephrase the question and give some facts…”

By: NC Cop

NC Cop — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:20:00 +0000

He is a typically shallow democrat who just speaks better.

You said it, sunset. I couldn’t have said it any better. The unfortunate thing is so many people are buying it. Scary.

By: sunsettommy

sunsettommy — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:35:29 +0000

Why are you guys so surprised at Barak’s shallow words?

I last Summer pegged him as all style and little substance.He talks and talks and talks.But he says so little actually.

He is a typically shallow democrat who just speaks better.

By: sodaboy

sodaboy — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:03:18 +0000

style over substance is correct and I think the link to the ‘92 article on Clinton is a nice shot. Clinton was by no means a conservative dem. but many of his positions were not in line with the countless sheep on the left who voted for him.

By: NC Cop

NC Cop — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:49:46 +0000

Did I just hear Obama say that it’s the democrats who are responsible for the turnaround in Iraq?!?!?! Please tell me I was dreaming!

What kind of alternate reality do these people live in?

God help us!!!

By: Titus

Titus — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:28:19 +0000

Interesting analysis, ST.

You’re spot on re: Obama, but I happen to agree with Tom the Redhunter – I think Obama might be the most difficult Democrat to beat. I think if he’s the Dem nominee, he’ll win.

By: Tom the Redhunter

Tom the Redhunter — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:30:12 +0000

Sure, Obama is inexperienced and is every liberal, but I’m thininkg he would be the hardest Democrat to beat. Hillary is similarly inexperienced and just about as far to the left, and her negatives are stky high. Obama is – let’s face it – likeable. Democrats are all agog over him, and for good reason. They are energized this year, and we better look out.

Do NOT underestmate Obama.

Fred is right an all the issues, but other than us policy wonks and political bloggers, who can really get excited about voting for him? He won’t excite the public, and let’s face it, yes this counts.

The election is NOT going to be decided on terrorism of foreign policy, so Rudy’s strong suit is out the window. Further, his sordid personal history and weak record on social issues has alienated too many social conservatives.

Unfortunately, each of the other GOP candidates suffers a pretty big flaw as well. Romney is too picture-perfect and his conversion to conservatism too recent for many, McCain the maverick has spent too much time annoying conservatives, and the Huckster is “too Christian”, a big government “compassionate conservative”, and doesn’t seem like a foreign-policy hawk..

The other reality is that when the general comes most voters are going to be choosing their candidates on an issue that makes conservatives’ eyes glaze over; health care. Yet how many of us on the right chose our candiate on that issue?

We on the right face the possiblity of a cataclysmic disaster this Novemer.

That said, I’ll everything in my power to support the eventual GOP nominee (who won’t be Huckabee) and prove myself wrong.

By: Severian

Severian — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:12:04 +0000

That kind of behavior is hardly surprising out of liberals and Democrats, not to be redundant. If you watch the way the liberal media whores act when one of these Democrat Icons come on their shows, they fawn and get all moonie eyed just like a teenage girl if they met one of the Beatles or something. It’s really silly, and disgusting, but further evidence of the lack of mental maturity most liberals display. They can’t just like the person but stay objective about it, they have to go all swoony and slip into uncritical idol worship. Pointing out flaws in their heroes is like telling a kid that Santa Claus doesn’t exist, they get all whiny and emotional and such.

Which is why you never will see one of them ask anything but puff ball questions. Instead of “what happened to the law firm records” and such, you get “what’s on your ipod…I have that same song! swoon!”