Comments on: Hillary Clinton’s Post-Iowa Caucus Political Dilemma

By: mjfromPA

mjfromPA — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:18:02 +0000

She has a couple of options.. she can;
-Continue her personal grudge against the republicans, so she has a scapegoat when hillary-care doesn’t work again..
-Claim that she’ll end the war in Iraq even though it’s already winding down.
-Use her big stubborn ego to disregard any opposition like she did when she got caught in the immigrant license debacle
-Make sure she’s part of ‘the boys club’ when it comes to voting for military force but then jump ship and point fingers when the going gets tough.

Seems like a plan.. Oh wait, she’s already doing this.. and besides, don’t we already have this sort of mentality in office??

Hillary’s trying to play the humble card now but she keeps up with the anti-Bush jabs whenever possible. Let it go, man! The Bush admin is leaving office w/o a successor. It’s an irrelevant chip on her shoulder that hurts her character. Hey, it’s not our fault all you could come up with was Kerry in 2004.. and who wants to hear 4 more years of her blaming the opposition for anything that she can’t get to work??

As far as the issues go, I think American’s are passionate but can be somewhat flexible as long as they feel secure in the leadership. Character and a bit of humility is something we’re painfully craving after 7 years of good-old boys, egos and a flagrant disregard for opposing views. Hillary’s anti-Bush grudge stinks of that mentality. Huckabee and Obama seem to be above that and Iowa showed it

If this is one nation under God, then he’ll come down and spilt the ticket so that Huckabee and Obama run together w/o worrying about parties. Huck’s a charismatic leader and Obama would be in the ideal position to be groomed as successor, With that kind of experience, he would undoubtedly be the most significant leader since FDR. Save the combined $600 million that’s going to be spent over the next year on campaigns. What are our other options?? they’ll run against each other with some dweebs at thier sides..we lose one of them in 2008 and we get half of the talent that we have at hand.

Go Huck-Obama in 2008!

By: RevDave

RevDave — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:58:15 +0000

Somebody said “Nobody seems to give a flying flip about issues this election”

Actually, the voters do give a flying flip about the issues and are studying the candidates closely on the issues. The national media DOESN’T give a flying flip about issues – they are more interested in personalities, hype and inter campaign bickering.

As a resident of Iowa, I have watched the candidates from both parties and voters from both parties really work the issues and talk about them up close and personal.

I also have watched the national media circus clowns (very important objective “journalists”) pontificate on trivial issue after trivial issue – at the expense of discussing the issues. Nice job media gang – now go back to your safe little social life back in Washington.

By: DLS

DLS — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:18:37 +0000

To complete the picture, what’s needed are the cables starting to pull the statue to the ground.

By: Somebody

Somebody — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:31:05 +0000

Go after Obama and hope to defeat him on the issues.

Nobody seems to give a flying flip about issues this election.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:13:32 +0000

I certainly think Clinton will keep at it until February…, what is it, 9th? She’s invested far too much time and passion, and has the money, to drop out before. The only way I see this happening is if she comes in routinely 3rd in the next few primaries. I do agree with DLS in the first part of his comment. If the order of things gets switched in NH, then Iowa will all be water under the bridge.

By: DLS

DLS — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:55:31 +0000

Well, Holly, you can visit 2-3+ threads where I used the same term. I’ve checked here and it’s lesson learned.

By: DLS

DLS — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:34:47 +0000

No need for you to hyperventilate over Iowa; things are far from settled.

Let me do it instead, and even end by imitating how you “moderates” will react when a Democrat becomes our next president.

The ****** ***** got third!

WOOOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO!

Edited by Holly to remove implied obscenity.

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » The Results in Iowa or We Need Run-offs (Updated)

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:44:57 +0000

[...] Joe Gandelman has an excellent summary of the strategic conundrum facing Hillary Clinton at this point. My guess is that Clinton’s people probably don’t see the situation as being as bleak for her as Joe does. My guess is they’ll change nothing. She’s likely to win in New Hampshire, only a couple of days away, in the first real primary of the season which will boost her back up on that pedestal a bit. Her support comes from the Democratic political machine and they’ll be able to deliver solid results on February 5. Enough to push her across the finish line? Time will tell. I think it might be a race to the very end. [...]