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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Robert Novak :: Townhall.com Columnist
Dour McCain
by Robert Novak
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Will Sarah Palin make a run at the GOP Nomination in 2012?


Democratic strategists who had feared Sen. John McCain as the potentially unbeatable Republican candidate for president in 2008 were surprised and delighted by his dour appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" last Sunday.

One Democratic leader referred to McCain's performance, in suggesting President Bush's additional 21,000 troops may be inadequate, as "comatose." A Republican adviser to McCain said it was one of the worst performances ever on "Meet the Press." The senator's defender said he could not be expected to be cheerful about a plan to send additional U.S. troops in harm's way.

A footnote: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is picking up support for president among House Republicans, headed by former Speaker Dennis Hastert.

Whither Rahm?

Sources close to Sen. Barack Obama are sure that Rep. Rahm Emanuel will not support his fellow Illinois Democrat for the presidential nomination but will back Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

If so, Emanuel would be the only prominent Democratic officeholder in Illinois not for Obama. As a senior White House aide, Emanuel was one of President Bill Clinton's favorites. Emanuel has been close to both of the Clintons.

Emanuel refuses to talk about his 2008 presidential choice. He says he was deeply engaged in politics for two years as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and in his new role, as House Democratic Caucus chairman, he is committed to legislation.

Undermining Hillary

Jerome Corsi, co-author of the 2004 campaign book "Unfit for Command" attacking Sen. John Kerry's war record, joined up Tuesday with the organization intended to similarly undermine Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 campaign.

TheVanguard.org is intended to be a right-wing version of the leftist MoveOn.Org. It was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, including Gil Amelio, former CEO of Apple and National Semiconductor.

Coming on board Feb. 16 as TheVanguard's full-time editorial and creative director will be Richard Poe, who has served as editor-in-chief of FrontPage Magazine. He has been described as the conservative movement's leading expert on MoveOn.Org's strategy in bringing together disparate elements with a common viewpoint.

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Reply # 1
Date: Feb 2, 2007 - 2:29 PM EST
Good News
I think it bodes well for Democrats if either McCain, Rudy, or Mormon Mitt become the Rep. nomination. They are all basically RINO's and that allow will suppress conservative turnout.
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Reply # 2
Date: Jan 29, 2007 - 6:03 PM EST
Adulterer?
You don't get it--America does not care about that. Just look at Bill Clinton, just look at the 40% out of wedlock birth rate nationwide (for all races) and 70% among African-Americans. Divorce penalties are unmanageable so many stay married in lieu of paying large sums of money and just play around. Our laws have made sex a game, it is just a hand shake in bed. You show me a candidate that is tough on immigration, tough on terrorist and terrorist supporting regimes( particularly Iran),far sighted in our National Defense goals, fiscally responsible(Social Security, Medicare, etc), willing to tackle or stymie those that are attacking our institutions and I will show you a conservative winner. Newt is smart enough and has the organizational skills to lead this country out of this mess we are in. By the way, he has read and understands the Constitution--no one on this board can identify even one Democrat that has both read and understands our most important founding document. The politician that waves the Constitution the highest is the one drafting legislation to circumvent it. That politician is usually a Democrat with McCain(willing dupe) as his co-sponsor.
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