Comments on: Hillary is Not Unbeatable

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:00:26 +0000

Politics has long been a rich person’s game and a filled with nepotism. Obviously, rich family members can run as others in the clan have because they can afford it.

Kennedy, Clinton, Bush, Sarbanes, Cardin, and God knows how many others impose their ruling class mentality on us.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:05:34 +0000

While this back to back stuff is odd, it’s not been uncommon for presidents to be related. The Roosevelts’, the Adams’, Harrison’s, for example.

That said, I do think our elections are growing more and more closed from the general public. Not sure of the solution for it…

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:02:19 +0000

All partisanship aside, don’t you think it is amazing that in a country of 300 million people we can’t find anyone besides a Bush or a Clinton to lead us?

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:01:09 +0000

I was hoping the Dodgers would come and play the O’s next year, but no such luck. I took my wife to see the Dodgers and Phillies in August (Dodgers won). She had never seen a live game. I went to 13 games while I lived in SF. I never had baseball so close in AR. Just STL, KC, ATL, all 4 or 5 hours away or more. I’ve seen the Dodgers play the White Sox in Chicago, the A’s in Oakland, the Giants in SF, and the Phillies in Philly. I’ll try and catch a Dodger game in every stadium around here before I head on out again for some other shore.

Obama has that untainted sense about him that the Clinton’s don’t have. They’re hardcore politicians as if it’s genetic, which turns off a lot of people of course. I like Obama a lot but I think his campaign has been very weak so far. Overall I’m pleased with the crop of Dems though. You never know who will win the primaries.

I guess anybody following really close in 2004 might have predicted Kerry to come close in those first few primaries (with his money mainly) but it was a surprise to me. I thought he was done for after he dropped the F-bomb at one of his campaign events. But Howard Dean really blew that one for sure…

I’m excited to watch a GOP Primary was well. There’s no heir to the throne on the GOP side like there was for Al Gore though. While I don’t believe Hillary thinks it’s her destiny to be president ( think she understands she must work very very hard to get and to keep the seat), I do think a sense of strange inc**bency has developed on the Democrat side when it comes to her.

I think Clinton knows what she’s doing though. She has the best advisor’s money and power can get. She has name recognition other politicians would kill for (important in primaries). Also Bill Clinton is an asset, not a liability like some claim. He can still raise money and crowds like nobodies business. Still, I won’t bet on her just yet. I did however bet money that Huckabee won’t be the GOP winner. I may regret that bet though if he keeps looking strong in the early primary states.

By: Steve Dennis

Steve Dennis — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:23:36 +0000

The bloom is off the rose. The left has always had concerns about her electability and this could start to proove their fears correct. They may start to turn to a candidate they fell is more electable.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:18:55 +0000

Now that you are in this area you have to get to an Oriole game at Camden Yards. The Orioles suck but the ballpark is great so you should enjoy that aspect of it.

You are also close enough to see the Phillies, Mets, Yankees….

My son asked me if I could only vote for Obama or Clinton who would I pick (and he said I had to vote). Given those choices I would vote for Obama over Clinton. I don’t like his politics but I think he is at least a better person. I don’t know how much and maybe after he is in the open for a while he might be just as bad…

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:29:46 +0000

I’d vote for Obama if he won the primary. Until then I’m stickin’ with Hillary. I’m pretty excited to see the primaries coming up. That’s also just a few weeks from MLB spring training as well, but I digress…