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Aquarian
Weekly 4/2/08
REALITY CHECK
READERS RESPONSES
JC,
It
is amazing to me that can declare this Republican nominee process
over before mid-February. (GOODBYE
SUPER TUESDAY - Issue: 2/13/08) Okay, it doesn't look
good for Mitt Romney, but there is still Mike Huckabee, and he
will soldier on, if nothing else but for conservatives, both social
and fiscal (even though it appears his fiscal conservatism is
in some question) but John McCain stands for no position, and
this will not fly in a year where the Democrats are not only getting
a two-to-one advantage in voter registration and attendance in
these caucuses, but this abysmal economy coming around the corner
and really no end in sight for this Iraq Occupation (as you like
to call it).
I
think the process must will out. There has to be a voice for some
corner of conservatism in this party, even if you deride it as
a fantasy and it seems like many of the Right Wing talk show hosts
agree. And I know this makes you cringe to consider it, but it
is true. Lately Rush and Hannity and all the rest sound very much
like you, harkening Goldwater and Reagan (although they do not
consider Reagan a "myth" as you so smugly argue).
Anyway,
pay attention to the Republicans, not just this circus the Hillary
and Obama supporters want you to. There will be blood!
M.
Olsway
Hey,
I
thought it was all going to be over by Super Tuesday? Where are
all the Hillary Machiniacs now??????
Seriously,
though, I see much trouble down the line. What are Hillary and
Hubby going to do now they don't have this wrapped up and this
guy on the other side has got the Big Mo! Where are all those
promises of an end-gaming beating on the big-state votes? Now
what happens if she is languished until summer? Is she toast?
Will she sling the mire?
Can
we dream?
Shagg-99
The
Troops!
Where
do your cats stand on abortion and gun control? I like their chances
in '12.
Slater
ALOHA
JC:
What
happens to Michigan delegates and yes, the Florida voting polls?
Obama's money is from many grassroots supporters, but don't think
Oprah's money, with real estate investments in Hawaii and the
Asian-Pacific Hawaiian connections to the Bishop Estate Trust,
isn't being laundered to campaign supporters around the U.S. Check
out the blind ambition at: Goldman Sachs, Chinagate political
funds - John Huang and Pardongate (Marc Rich - SEC fugitive financier
now in Europe).
I
don't think Howard Dean and the DNC want to broker a "Fair and
Balanced' political convention in Denver.
Hapa
1234
JC,
Would
be great if you are right about the demise of the 2-party system.
(INDEPENDENCE RULES - Issue:
2/20/08)
As
for Billary ... watch out for the 'super' delegates.
As
you know, I feel about Billary the way that the Roman senator
Cicero (I think it was) felt about Carthage ... at the end of
every speech on the senate floor, not matter what he was talking
about, he would say, "And by the way, I think we should burn Carthage."
Vive
les independents!
v.
This
breakdown of the schizophrenic disillusioned Clinton Campaign
is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr more on the money and brutally honest
than anything I have read in the lame-ass Times or anywhere else.
(THE EMPEROR'S NEW FACTORY GIRL
- Issue: 3/12/08) I am tired of these lazy journalistic monoliths
pretending events are rolling along nicely for their bemusement.
They do not comprehend the darkest side of our collective nature
in this country. You do.
Completely
and dominantly.
Have
a drink, dude, you win!
Beep40012
James,
The
fact is there is a bunch of people responsible for the survival
of Madame Hillary. First off is Rush Limbaugh. Rush, stealing
a page from the Democratic playbook of crossing over to vote for
McCain, convinced hardcore Dittoheads to go to the polls and "keep
the national soap opera" going. You can also thank a fawning national
media that broadcast faintings at Obama rallies like the resurrected
Christ was on the Democrat ballot. Finally, you can thank people
so tired of Bush that they would sooner believe in Obama than
to believe in nothing at all.
Hillary
has no other choice. It's not like she can wait another 4 or 8
years. Her time is now and she knows it, which is why she is fighting
with every last ounce of hubris she has. Face it, this is her
party and she can do what she wants with it. If she pulls a Nero
and torches the party that's OK because she is still Senator in
one of the most blue of the blue states (she's safe) and Bubba
is making phat cash on the speaking tour. If the Democrat Party
goes down in flames they can survive, walk away from it and blame
the Republicans to an all-too sympathetic public.
Didn't
Mel Brooks once say..."It's Good To Be The King"?
Peace,
Bill
Roberts
JC,
I
love the fact that this Democratic primary season is going down
to the wire, so voters have a legit chance to investigate who
they are voting for and not just rubber-stamping some party favorite
picked after three contests. After watching numerous debates,
it is clear to me that old Hillary actually has ideas and plans
and understands specific issues much better than Obama. Like Bubba,
who was the master, her attention to detail and minutia is impressive
and speaks of that great catch phrase "gravitas." On the other
hand, Obama's brains and potential and message of hope and unity
is welcomed indeed, but I think his overly general feel-good message
has started to wear a tad thin and people wonder exactly what
he would do as president, really?
The
Clintons are cut throat, indeed, and to survive Barack will end
up doing some mud slinging himself, but ultimately it should be
who will do the better job.
Would
Hillary be a paranoid Nixon figure hated by half the country but
perhaps feared or respected by "rivals" in Russia, China and the
Middle East? Or maybe she ends up being a pragmatic leader who
champions women's rights across the country and the world while
standing up for the little guy in tough economic times? Is Obama
the fresh face, the Black Kennedy who would restore pride in Americans
at home and trust abroad while ending a foolish war, or would
he be the next Jimmy Carter who never could figure out what to
do with his power and was run roughshod by extreme outside forces?
We
may never know either way if McCain takes the prize, the pseudo-Eisenhower
figure, who is "a good guy" but nothing special or risky to voters.
Chris
Barrera
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