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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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IS AL GORE WAITING IN THE WINGS?
December 2, 2007 -
December 9, 2007
With roughly a month to go before the Iowa Caucuses the once seemingly unsinkable Hillary Clinton campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination is showing signs of taking on water. A new Iowa poll puts Barack Obama in the lead in that state for the first time. In the coming weeks he is planning to campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina with star supporter Oprah Winfrey – perhaps the only celebrity who can go toe-to-toe with Bill Clinton when it comes to political clout. Democrats who once whispered the question of whether Hillary is the party’s best shot at the White House are now beginning to ask the question openly.
Hillary has great strengths to play upon in her quest for the Democrat’s nomination. She has the organization, plenty of experience (though most of it gleaned second-hand), and loads of money. She has Bill Clinton at her disposal, although his larger-than-life persona is proving to be a double-edged sword that has bloodied the Clinton campaign itself from time to time. And she has the “fear factor” – anybody who opposes her is literally putting their political future on the line because the Clintons will never forget and certainly never forgive.
But most importantly, Hillary has always had the façade of inevitability. She would win the nomination because it was always “hers to lose.”
The danger of inevitability as a basis for political strength is that once that thin veneer is cracked, it can literally disappear overnight. Like “The Emperor Who Had No Clothes” once everyone figures out you are actually much weaker than thought you end up being totally exposed and vulnerable. For Hillary, the loss of any single primary or caucus would be a complete disaster and she could find herself unable to recover despite all of her advantages.
With the rising possibility that Hillary could lose the nomination, Democrats must now consider the implications of having Barack Obama as their nominee. Will Americans really put a man with a lightweight portfolio of experience on national security and international affairs issues in the White House at a time of war? Does he have the fortitude to survive an extraordinarily tough national campaign based upon his relatively tame state senate and U.S. Senate campaigns? Skeptical Democrats may be won over by his charm and charisma, or they may look to the sidelines for a political savior.
If Hillary’s campaign collapses, and Democrats reject Barack as their best hope of regaining the White House there is only one potential Democratic candidate who could enter the race at this late date and coalesce the disparate elements within the party around his nomination. Not only are most Democrats already convinced that he could win the White House, some believe he already did back in 2000. Al Gore is truly tanned, rested and ready for 2008. Plus, he has a freshly minted Nobel Peace Prize medallion around his neck and he was checking things out in the Oval Office just last week.
Is it likely that Al Gore emerges as the Democrat nominee for President? No, a lot of things would have to come together perfectly for that scenario to become a reality. But we just completed a college football season that saw Appalachian State beat Michigan in Ann Arbor, Navy knock off Notre Dame for the first time in over 40 years, and LSU end up in the National Championship game after losing two games. Of all years, this is one where truly anything is possible.
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TIME FOR THE ANNUAL ASSAULT ON CHRISTMAS! -
November 27, 2007 -
December 3, 2007
It’s become an annual ritual. Each December the Anti-Christmas Crowd (ACC) emerges from hibernation to engage in political correctness run amok. This year we have already seen shopping centers in England tell Santa to exercise and lose weight or risk being sacked. Seems they believe that the epidemic of childhood obesity can actually be traced to kids having a desire to follow in the boot steps and belly roll of Old St. Nick. I guess xBox is off the hook.
Another mall in Australia instr... |
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IS WAITING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON ABORTION REALLY PRO-LIFE? -
November 18, 2007 -
November 25, 2007
When the nation’s largest right to life organization endorsed Fred Thompson last week it sparked some criticism of his pro-life record by his disappointed opponents for the Republican nomination. Thompson produced a 100% pro-life voting record during his eight years in the U.S. Senate, yet some in the pro-life community were dismayed by the National Right to Life endorsement decision and see him as “squishy” on the issue. He believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and should be overturned, but... |
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THE SCHIP FUNDING FRAUD EXPOSED. -
November 4, 2007 -
November 7, 2007
Last week the SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) $35 billion expansion legislation passed again in both houses of Congress. President Bush has again vowed to veto the bill, and it received fewer votes than needed for an override of that veto in both the Senate and the House.
Despite claims that the bill had been “revised” in response to concerns expressed by opponents it still provides health insurance coverage for millions of adults under the guise of a “children’s” hea... |
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WILL FRED POUNCE ON HILLARY'S ILLEGAL ALIEN MISSTEP? -
October 31, 2007 -
November 4, 2007
As Hillary Clinton continues to stretch her lead in national polls among likely Democratic Party primary voters it is becoming increasingly clear that the nomination is hers to lose – unless she makes a major mistake. In the most recent debate she may have done just that on an issue that resonates strongly with the voters: illegal immigration.
When asked about her position on a controversial proposal by New York Governor and fellow Democrat Elliot Spitzer to grant drivers’ licenses to... |
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CLEARING THE AIR ON SCHIP? -
October 20, 2007 -
October 27, 2007
Last week the U.S. House failed to override President Bush’s veto of legislation that would have reauthorized and expanded health insurance coverage under the SCHIP program by $35 billion over the next five years. The Senate had the votes to override the veto, but the Senate leadership opted to wait for the House to act before scheduling their own vote on the matter. Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker both voted for the legislation and would have voted to overturn the President’s... |
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