Frequent Liar Program

The Clinton/Obama pairoff has acquired a new grittiness, thanks to the televised interview by David Geffin, Hollywood producer and former Clinton supporter, now throwing his financing to Obama. Geffen alleged that both Bill and Hillary have been known to offer non-truths. "All politicians lie of course," stated Geffin, but the Clintons were characterized as perhaps exceeding their quota. The Clinton campaign asked Obama to repudiate Geffin which he artfully declined to do. I don't think Obama will really last that long in the primaries, now being the media's flavor of the month, but he probably has already caused Hillary more trouble than she needs, with prospects for more in the offing. Their catfight has at least produced one result: he absolutely will not be her running mate.

ObamaRama

The ObamaRama has started officially today. Nice touch in Springfield. Lincoln. State capitol in Illinois where he started his political career, etc. etc. Now the real fun begins. The media has treated him with kid gloves so far; wait until he runs into the Clinton machine. His novelty might carry him reasonably well in Iowa or New Hampshire. How about South Carolina?

Obama is an obviously intelligent, articulate man with a fresh, if often superficial, message. He looks good and speaks well but is not currently qualified for the presidency of the U.S. Nor was George W. Bush qualified, for that matter, and look where that has gotten us.

Hari-Kerry

What in the world is wrong with John Kerry? Not so long ago, he almost would have been the next American president if Ohio's vote had gone the other way. And to think I voted for him, even though in Texas, thinking anyone was better than Bush. Well, "anyone" has its limits.

Now look at him. He insults our armed forces in Iraq, thinking they are ignorant, drafted grunts, not the professional, volunteer force which has performed heroically in Iraq in spite of Washington. Next, he sponsors the most pathetic resolutions in the Senate on Iraq, left of even his fellow senator, Ted Kennedy. Then, he bashes his own country at Davos, in front of the European wimps, lamenting that the U.S. is an 'international pariah" [Note to John: for "pariah" status, think of repressive regimes/countries such as Iran, North Korea, Somalia, Myanmar, Cuba and, soon, Venezuela. The Taliban?]. Come on Kerry, you've got to have more steel in your gut than that.

All of this cost him any further consideration for the 2008 race, from which he has mercifully withdrawn. He couldn't have done a better job of ripping himself up than had he been given a ceremonial sword, complete with disembowelment instructions, Japanese-style.

Houston-We Have Some Problems: HillBilly: It's Coming

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