There's a tone of desperation in the daily barrage of spam I receive from MoveOn. watching West Wing puts a surreal spin on it, given that Martin Sheen was on board early with Dean. Other old-time liberals I know are more cautious: John Kerry isn't exactly centrist sellout.
I wanted to like John Edwards - sucker that I am for enlightened Southern Border State Democrats (I was born nine days after Truman was elected) - he failed to stimulate. Anyway, that "tone of desperation" is justified. Bush is shaping a reelection campaign that more more resembles Nixon in '72.
But its weakness is that it is a pastiche; War President, Peacemaker, Space Travel Visionary (yawn), Agent of Christian Righteousness, with a messianic post-convention return to New York on 9/11. Bit of Reagan here, Kennedy there, even Clinton, not to mention Moses. Then, amazingly, one expects him to break into a verse of Woody's "Deportee" down in old Monterrey.
Bush's handlers figure if they bury him in enough bullshit, no Democrat will be able to dig him out by November. Current Temperature, Rahway NJ: 5F, wind gusts to 30 mph. # posted by Bob : 6:46 PM 0 tips comments # posted by Bob : 9:07 AM 0 tips comments # posted by Bob : 4:24 PM 0 tips comments # posted by Bob : 4:05 PM 0 tips comments Just knock off three cups Shoot out the stars Make the frog jump in a lily pad Toss the hoop on the bottle There's a tone of desperation in the daily barrage of spam I receive from MoveOn.
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