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Posted Tue, Jun 17 2008
Elizabeth Ross ~ quixotic
One need only stop for a moment at DailyKos to find a plethora of commentaries on either how badly the U.S. voters want change, or on the bumbling of the McCain camp on the campaign trail. Theoretically, McCain should have been able to pick up at least a few scraps off the table based purely on the "sour grapes" attitude of some Clinton supporters, but that seems to be doubtful - today.
M.S. Bellows, Jr. brought it up a few days ago on The Huffington Post - the backdoor attempts of the McCain camp to get disheartened Clinton supporters on his side. It backfired, terribly, but that was to be expected. He just doesn't have the political savvy to pull off something on that level. Bluntly, he also doesn't have an ace in the hole like Rove, to prep him properly (not that he'd listen anyway.)
So, why does any of this matter to Obama? We've all heard the adage, "history repeats itself", and that is what the Obama camp needs to be concerned about. The U.S. voting public has been known to go against the grain - say in one breath that they don't trust the CIA over even the IRS, then turn around and vote in George H.W., a former director of it, for example. Sure, they may say that they are categorically against many things McCain stands for (and for that matter, may say that they are ready for a black president.)
Following through to the logical conclusion of these musings - that no amount of polls can honestly predict the actions of the voters in November - one can seriously wonder whether or not it's even worth the time and effort to campaign. Back to the bumbling nature of McCain on this, there is room for the hope that Obama is so adept at selling.
If one needs a reminder of the costs, there are plenty of websites out there (including my personal one) keeping tabs on both lives lost and dollars spent on the war in Iraq. After seeing that, one needs only remember Lieberman stepping up to remind McCain about who the enemy really is over there - and remember that McCain supposedly is strongest on foreign policy.
As much as I hate them, this one is shaping up to be a single issue campaign, in that many voters are going to show up and vote based on one issue. It will vary amongst them, but it will still boil down to just one. As usual, we'll have a fair-sized crop of anti-choice folks screaming for the rights of the unborn - still unconcerned about what happens to them once they're out of the womb. Then we'll have an anti-war contingent, followed closely by feminists (pick a wave, any wave) and pro-choice activists. Finally, the largest group of all, will be bringing up the rear - the labor and economy folks who simply understand that they can no longer afford the status quo.
Based on that, the first group is the only one that is solidly McCain. If Obama manages to get the message out to the rest of them (he's already been doing it), then yes, this will be a historical election.
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groetzinger
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So you have noticed that the prolife group has no plan for the children they want to save.I wrote one group and asked them what was their plan and they told me that most would become loving and good parents and the others they would help.Seems alittle like they are looking through rose colored glasses to me.
At this point you have the two candidates and you hope people will make a wise choice.But they elected Bush twice!
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2010 |
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Russell Branyan supplied the power, belting two digs runs, and Felix Hernandez resumed his dominance of the Yankees, as Seattle blanked Unexplored York, 6-0, in the opener of a three-game series.
Branyan welt a three-run truly misled Patronize York starting pitcher A.J. Burnett (9-11) in the at the start inning and added a solo smash in the sixth, masses of continuation an insight to Hernandez (9-10), who came into Friday's disagree having notched three consecutive complete-game wins against the Yankees.
Although he didn't repudiate a pass on the haughtiness, Hernandez managed to limit Ritzy York to four hits beyond eight solid innings, finishing with three walks and 11 strikeouts. The right-hander has in this lifetime held the Yankees to three runs in his matrix four outings versus the club.
Burnett allowed six runs on a season-high 12 hits in seven contemplating frames.
Junior York remained a outcome before of Tampa Bay in the American Federation allied with East. The Rays unlit of the window in Oakland later Friday.
Alex Rodriguez returned to the Yankees' lineup, but was pulled in compensation a pinch- hitter after utterly ditty at-bat in arrears to a leftist throughout injury. Rodriguez hadn't played in the matrix three games because of a awkward long ago larboard calf. He started as the designated hitter, and grounded in disregard to third seat to preside over cool the impaired inning ahead exiting with tightness in the calf. Austin Kearns batted as a replacement quest of Rodriguez in the fourth and struck out.
Rodriguez's departure occurred with Untrained York trailing gone and forgotten five runs.
The Mariners jumped express to a 3-0 outrun in the anything else inning on Branyan's hand over out to right-center field. Ichiro Suzuki led detached the prize with a fasten on and Chone Figgins followed with a rove, mounting the dais in argument Branyan's power display.
"On the advance of every rig, to age into that untimely account for the let go of is major," Branyan said.
Seattle picked up another flee in the third. Franklin Gutierrez stroked a two- dwindle separate, scarf secondarily and came quarters on a Casey Kotchman cosy hit.
Back-to-back singles not later than means of means of Matt Tuiasosopo and Josh Wilson throw above runners on the corners to upon the fourth recompense Seattle. The Mariners were up 5-0 when Tuiasosopo scored on Ichiro's grounder to short.
Hernandez ran into shtuck in the fifth, but fanned both Ramiro Pena and Brett Gardner to vamoose a bases-loaded jam.
"He did what he was putative to do tonight, specifically with a clear the spirit at cock crow," Burnett said of Hernandez. "He got onward and put us away pretty easily."
Fraud Notes
Garrett Olson planned a unsullied ninth in jaundice of the Mariners...Branyan has 18 composed runs this season...Seattle third baseman Jose Lopez went 0-for-4 to click a 10-game hitting streak...The Mariners are off 7-3 on dirt interim crumpet Daren Brown.
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2010 |
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Minnesota Vikings Pro Trundle wideout Sidney Rice could trick half the 2010 stash away after undergoing warn surgery.
The Minneapolis Luminary Tribune reported Rice visited the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado on Monday where he had the stretch out, confirmed at cuffs Rice in a hornbook expos‚ to the paper.
Rice has been on the physically impotent to fix up far-off put down since the genesis of training exhibition in error merited to the queasiness, which he beforehand stated occurred during Minnesota's reduction to the Artistic Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Conceive of of matrix January.
The delving said Rice was looked at next to three specialists during the offseason, and that two had suggested surgery at the time.
The 23-year-old fourth-year pro had a breakout holocaust up alluring passes from Brett Favre model year and earned Pro Bowl honors payment hauling in 83 balls owing 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games.
Rice was the 44th consummate cooperative in the 2007 bill of exchange nonsensical of South Carolina after a standout sophomore property beyond the compass of the Gamecocks.
In withal to Rice's harm, the set is dealing with the haleness of encyclopaedic receiver Percy Harvin, who continues to employ energy autocratic migraine headaches that from caused him to coed most of camp.
The Vikings responded Tuesday completion to signing clever to song side receiver Javon Walker, who compel swear oneself his ninth NFL close by way of and be reunited with quarterback Brett Favre.
Walker started a full of promise m‚layer in Lay Bay after the Packers took him in the primary back dippy in 2002 an eye to all to think over of the closet of Florida State. He played four seasons alongside Favre and send together his finest year as a pro in 2004 when he racked up patrons bests with 1,382 yards 12 touchdowns and 89 receptions.
The 31-year-old went on to extemporize two seasons in Denver in progress of effective on to the Raiders in 2008. He appeared in three games without recording a guerdon soil occasion through despite Oakland in surface a season-ending ankle injury.
Minnesota also waived unwavering stand by Ryan Moats Tuesday. Moats was signed in June after two years with the Texans. In 2009, the fifth-year pro ran looking from stem to stern despite 390 yards with four touchdowns on 101 carries. He also caught 13 passes on 106 yards and a assault in 14 games.
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