More Voters Shifting from Hillary to Obama

More threads being pulled away from the Clinton quilt. I know it's ridiculously early, but I never viewed Hillary as a comeback type.

She was bestowed the senator seat of New York on a silver platter. She beat a lightweight to win in the most liberal big city in the country. She has been positioned and scripted every step of the way, not because of a lack intellect, but because of a hostile, thin skinned temperament. Hillary does not have Bill's charm.

While Obama is a novice, he is an extremely talented novice. He is no lightweight. His communication skills are exceptional. He is extremely bright. He can and will surround himself with very bright, experienced minds. The longer he contends, the stronger he will get.

It will be a very interesting run.

African American Voters Shift Support to Obama
By Dan Balz and Jon CohenWashington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, February 27, 2007; 7:14 PM

The opening stages of the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination have produced a noticeable shift in sentiment among African American voters, who little more than a month ago heavily supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but now favor the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022701030.html

Al Gore: You have to Laugh ...Limousine Liberal

I happen to like Al Gore. I believe his intentions behind the documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" are genuine. However, when it came out over the wires that his personal energy bills were huge, it was very funny and extremely limousine liberal. It reminds me of all his Hollywood supporters that were chauffeured to the Oscars in Humvees but cheered him on.

Whatever - just for giggles.

An inconvenient truth: eco-warrior Al Gore's bloated gas and electricity bills· Household consumption 20 times national average· Supporters claim smear campaign after Oscars win

Ed Pilkington in New YorkWednesday February 28, 2007The Guardian

Al Gore knows a thing or two about the vicissitudes of public life. Six years ago he was virtually written off as a has-been vice-president after he won the popular vote only to lose the 2000 race for the White House. On Sunday night his rehabilitation was completed as he was crowned the moral mouthpiece of Hollywood, receiving an Oscar for his global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

Watch the Left Self-Destruct !!!

They just don't get it. It's that simple. I'm not talking about the average American who has a multitude of views, some left of center, some right of center. I'm not even talking about tried and true democrats. I'm talking about the far left nut jobs, so filled with anger and so dishonest about their transparent actions.

Two examples from today stand out.

I arrive at home to find this week's copy of New York Magazine on the doorstep. On the cover is a ridiculously unflattering photograph of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani with the title "Him?" The subheading reads "The Weirdness of the Giuliani juggernaut." The article goes on to slam Rudy as a highly flawed person and a mediocre politician. This title and article reek of the pompous, condescending attitude common with the far left, basically thumbing their noses down on the people who would possibly want Giuliani as president.

The second is my good friend, the relentless jackass Keith Olbermann. Tonight on MSNBC, he and his usual group of rah, rah buddies were discussing todays assassination attempt on Vice President Dick Cheney. The topic loops around to Olbermann commenting incrediously on how the right "actually tries to blame foreign policy failures on the media." His attitude is so smug it's hard not to laugh at the fool. Here he goes out of his way on a nightly basis, trying desperately to draw attention to himself by slamming the administration every way possible. He then goes on to ask how can anyone accuse his peers of sabotaging Americas' foreign policy strategy's? Duh!!! Maybe he should spend less time in make up.

The problem with the far left is that they really believe they are so much smarter than everyone else. At the end of the day people see through them and get turned off. If they would stay on policy and check their anger maybe their best will shine. Maybe instead of bitterness they can offer constructive, intelligent and realistic options.

If they continue to shoot themselves in the foot time and again with self-destructive behavior, they offer us no shot.

Democrats Find Actual Arena More Difficult Than The Bleacher Seats.

The democratic party is starting to see that it is easier to criticize from the bleacher seats than it is to actually govern. They have become accountable and their conflicts and agendas have become transparent. Any attempts to submarine President Bush's plans for Iraq will be memorialized.

Democrats struggle with next step on Iraq
POSTED: 12:49 p.m. EST, February 27, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats' ambitious plans to limit President Bush's war authority and force a change of course in Iraq are faltering amid party divisions over how quickly and aggressively they should act.

A group of senior Senate Democrats is pushing to repeal the 2002 measure authorizing the war and pass a new resolution restricting the mission and ordering troop withdrawals to begin by this summer. In the House, a respected veteran wants to use Congress' spending power to essentially force Bush to scale back U.S. involvement in Iraq.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/27/flailing.over.iraq.ap/index.html

Dow Tumbles After Cheney Attack...

Lot's of eyes are on the Middle East as the failed attempt on Vice President Dick Cheney prompts a frightened response from Wall Street as the Dow tumbles.

This will wake up a lot of people...nothing draws attention like a shot to the wallet

Global worries slam Wall Street: Dow tumbles 100, Nasdaq skids as investors eye selloff in China, thwarted attack on Cheney; bonds rally.
February 27 2007: 10:52 AM EST

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks plunged early Tuesday as investors eyed reports of slumping stocks in China and Europe and news that Vice President Dick Cheney was the target in a Taliban suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan.

A surprisingly weak read on durable goods orders added to the morning concerns.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/markets/markets_0945/index.htm?cnn=yes

Hamas Still Refuses to Recognize Israel

I am confused. I am constantly reading about how the best opportunity for peace in the Middle East is being squandered by a lack of U.S. drive and then this: Hamas announcing in a meeting in Moscow that they are still refusing to recognize Israel's right to exist.

Sound's real close to me.

Feb. 27, 2007 11:40 Updated Feb. 27, 2007 16:23
Mashaal in Russia: Hamas not ready to recognize Israel
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hamas's political leader said Tuesday that the militant group is not ready to recognize Israel, which has been a key demand of international peace negotiators.

"First of all, Israel has to end its occupation of Palestinian territory and put an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people," Khaled Mashaal said when asked about recognition of Israel during a news conference at the close of a trip to Russia.

Giuliani: A Huge Lead: Hilliary's Hit Squad Savoring

The fascination with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid continues. Originally counted out by many as too flawed to win the Republican nomination, he is currently enjoying a huge lead over top rivals. It will be very interesting to see how it plays out over the next year.

ON THEIR SIDE: WHY SO MANY RIGHTIES ARE ROOTING FOR RUDY
By John Podhoretz, The New York Post

February 27, 2007 -- IT is nearly impossible for the chattering classes - on all sides of the political divide - to comprehend the heat being generated by Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid.
The fallback explanation is just to say "9/11" and be done with it. After all, how else can you explain a man with Giuliani's supposedly liberal social views possibly rise as high as he has - besting John McCain among Republicans by as many as 22 points in one poll?

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02272007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/on_their_side_opedcolumnists_john_podhoretz.htm

Cheney Target of Suicide Bomber: Additional Wake Up Call

This ought to wake up some folk. Anyone doubting that the Taliban or at least Taliban sympathizers are alive and well, received a wake up call as U.S. Vice President Dick Chaney survived a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan this morning.

Cheney Unhurt After Bombing in Afghanistan
By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA
Published: February 27, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 27 — A suicide bomber blew himself up this morning outside the main gate of the United States military base at Bagram while Vice President Dick Cheney was inside. Mr. Cheney was not hurt in the attack.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/world/asia/27cnd-cheney.html?hp