Posted on 02/12/2015 2:54:04 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
THE field of Republican presidential contenders may be limited to a narrow range of conservative fellows in mid- to late-middle age, but at least there are a lot of them. The Democratic field is, for all practical purposes, Hillary Clinton.
Ahead by an average of 49 points in early polls, it is not clear that Mrs Clinton has any serious competition. There is some sign that Joe Biden might jump in, but his poll numbers are dismal for a second-term vice-president. Martin O'Malley, Maryland's former governor, might run. Jim Webb, a former Virginia senator, is a possibility. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the Senate's loveably irascible socialist, might take the opportunity to speak truth to weary beat reporters. As for Elizabeth Warren, no amount of valentines has wooed her away from her position on not running (though as our Lexington recently noted, her denials are always in the present tense).
There was an air of inevitability about Mrs Clinton early on in the 2008 race, too. However, Barack Obama was, and is, a rare political talent. If anyone comparably gifted is perched on the Democratic bench, his or her light has been kept well hidden. Democrats like to cast Republicans as out-of-touch fuddy-duddies, but the Democratic field, as it now stands, is remarkably long in the tooth, with an average age of 69. The GOP field averages a relatively youthful 57. Where are the Democrats in their avid middle years longing to play on a national stage, labouring now to lay the groundwork for a big run down the road? When the payoff is huge, it can make sense to play even when the odds are slim. Ted Cruz knows he probably won't win this year, but he is bold enough to give it a shot....
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If they do run Webb, will it hurt the DEMs as the angry Feminists (is there any other kind?) desert them in droves (herds?)
Or will the DEMs get a boost from the "Yea, no more Clintons" crowd?
You're thinking of Gary Busey but, ya, that's Slo Joe's role.
I don’t know why, but that headline made me LOL.
Actually, I was hoping to mimic a Joe Biden faux pas by confusing the Nolte "fashion photo" with Busey's TV commercial.
(to be honest, when I saw the TV commercial for the first time, thinking it WAS Nolte, I said, "Oh, that's cruel!")
I was talking to a plastic surgeon the other day and I asked him how long to get over a facelift. He said 2 wks for most of the bruising and swelling to go down and a month for it not to be noticeable at all for most people.
Hope that helps. ;)
Rehab?
Either rehab or plastic surgery. But in either case why dont the Clintons make an announcement of where she is? She has just dropped of sight, which seems very odd for a presumed presidential candidate.
Hillary was meeting with another BJ (not Bill) yesterday, so it’s not like she is on a news blackout or anything.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/11/boris-johnson-sings-hillary-clinton-praises
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