I gave money to John Kerry's campaign in the 2004 election. I still receive calls to this day asking for money. Either its kids needing healthcare or Kerry needing a tutor in foreign policy (see my post about Kerry's undergrad grades) - it seems like its always something my tax dollars, or Senator Kerry, can't fix without an additional $50 from me.…
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26 - Dave Nalle
>>If I have to choose a Southerner, I've already lost.<<
John Edwards isn't liberal enough for you, JR? Good lord!
>>I'll admit I'm no GOP insider, so this p.o.v. is interesting. He sure went in the other direction pretty fast, it seems,<<
Not really. Look at what he's actually done, not what he's said to placate his extremist allies. Do we have an abortion ban, a federal defense of marriage law or anything along those lines? He gave in to them on Schiavo which was trivial, but has delayed and stonewalled on all their major issues.
>> as they didn't even try to run him as a moderate this last time around, unless it was due more to the people he surrounded himself with who were indisputably neocons et al.<<
So you're saying that people like Tommy Thompson, Christie Todd Whitman and Colin Powell are neocon extremists? Come again?
Even after reelection the cabinet has not moved all that far right, except as far as becoming more hawkish on military affairs issues.
Dave
27 - RJ
"As much as Santorum wants to be President, he's too polarizing."
That, and he'll probably lose his Senate seat in 2006...
28 - RJ
"If the Democrats take back either house in Congress, it will make the Presidential race all the more interesting. I think the Senate may be a reality as there seems to be a shift happening in a few key states."
The HoR is unlikely to go Dem. There are very few seats that are not considered "safe seats" anymore, so there are few competitive races. The Dems would need to sweep just about every competitive race in order to regain the House in 2006.
As for the Senate, the Dems are defending more seats in 2006 than the GOP, which puts them at a disadvantage. Also, in order to win back the Senate, they would need a net gain of SIX Senate seats, which is highly unlikely.
While the Dems can realisitically cut into the GOP's margin in both Houses of Congress (and historically, they should, since this is an off-year election and the GOP controls the White House), they are highly unlikely to regain an actual majority in either House.
That's my take on it, at least...
29 - Phil Novick
I was outraged by the Andrew Meyer incident and the ineffectual response from the lecturn to quell the excessive force demonstrated by police. I am not political by any standard, however, I wish I had been there to protest this young man's treatment and perhaps convince those present to walk out of the meeting in the name of free speech.
Phil Novick (Age:51)- Cincinnati, Ohio