I vote for that ticket. Hillary has proven to me that her campaign knows exactly how to not answer anything while still fighting the good fight. However, unlike our current president, she hides what she really means behind rhetoric designed to say nothing. Whereas Bush says nothing and hides that fact behind bellicose machismo, Hillary says something of substance and hides that behind slogans that only appear to be nothing.
Read her response to the questions: "What is a liberal?" and "Are you a liberal?": "I lament the fact that the word liberal has been turned on its head and has been made to seem as though it’s a word that describes big government, totally contrary to what its meaning was in the 19th and early 20th century.... I consider myself a modern progressive. Someone who believes strongly in individual rights and freedoms, who believes that we are better as a society when we’re working together."
So, she skillfully attacked stereotypes, outlined what she wanted to be, redefined the term and brandished herself a progressive. She tied freedom to working together, rather than as economic independence. She's manipulating the right and they won't even recognize it. She has learned from George Lakoff and Karl Rove.
When asked about the war, she should bitingly decry the Bush administration. When asked about healthcare, she should remind everyone of how she was the first one and how she got lampooned by the Republican hate-machine. She should push through a few populist quips about being a downtrodden woman and how she understands minorities. Then, she should just cloak vague platitudes in language containing just the right mix of intelligence and humor.
Hispanics as a voting bloc will continue to grow every election and Democrats have to work to keep them in their camp. Richardson is a terrible candidate, but he might just make a good VP. Villaraigosa is popular and philandering should not be an issue if Giuliani or Thompson is the GOP nominee. They are the two most successful hispanic politicians of all time. The choice of one over the other may be a discussion of whether a hispanic name would be a plus or a negative.
Then again, Webb would mop the floor with anyone. He'd probably pull every gun-toting hunter in the land behind him. I agree with the man and he still scares me. His rebuttal to Bush's SoTU in January showed him to be a stronger populist than even Edwards AND he managed to push for a New Deal attitude without invoking the words New Deal or FDR!!! He quoted Andrew Jackson. I don't recall any Republican vitriol against Jackson.... Webb ain't no dummy.
With Hillary at the helm and Webb backing her up, who's gonna stop them?
Slam them all, it's so easy, it's fun!:
GIULIANI: mafia, sleazeball, democrat-lite, inexperienced, temper, sadistic, mean, New-Yorker, 9-11 exploiter, firefighters hate him, etc. etc. etc., divorced, cross-dresser, non-Christian, Catholic
MCCAIN: old, Bush-lover, old, skin-cancer, warmonger, old, democrat-lite, old, non-christian
ROMNEY: flip-flopper, Mormon, Tax-achussetts, Mormon, out-of-touch, hypocrite sons, Mormon, flip-flopper, TV father from the 50s, flip-flopper
THOMPSON: lazy, old, cradle-robber, alcoholic, lazy, inexperienced, old, Hollywood
TANCREDO: violent, psychopath, racist, warmonger, insane
HOWEVER, THERE IS:
HUCKABEE: that man scares me. i hope to god noone discovers him. he's friendly and solid on all of the conservative notes, doesn't revolt me, way wrong on everything
Current music: Lou Reed - Satellite of Love
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