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Mark Steyn: the end of the Clinton monarchy?

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Posted by Mike 2008-01-04 09:48|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 I think she is doing poorly for the same reason that another Bush running would do poorly. We have had 20 years of Bush/Clinton rule. People are suspicious of Hillary like they would be if Jeb was running. People want change. The top office is starting to look like a family monarchy and it makes Americans nervous.

Of course the fact that the Clintons are power hungry elitists and Hillary is a complete bitch don't help her either ;)

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-01-04 10:37|| 2008-01-04 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Darth: I think anti-dynastism is a factor, but not the only one, explaining Hillary!'s problems.

Posted by Mike 2008-01-04 11:58|| 2008-01-04 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Losing might be the best thing Hillary Clinton could do for herself. She's got a LOT of really serious enemies--some hers, some her husband's. If she ever got elected I'd bet she was Bhutto'd early in her first term. I wouldn't approve of that, mind you, but there are lots of things I don't approve of that it doesn't take genius to realize are all but inevitable.

Posted by Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-01-04 11:59|| 2008-01-04 11:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Jomosing Bluetooth8431, if such is your name, I do not believe HRC is at any greater risk than any other President. I would also trust the professionalism and competence of the Secret Service to safeguard her and the office she would hold.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-04 15:16|| 2008-01-04 15:16|| Front Page Top

#5 ...One columnist this morning said that from now on, Hillary is going to be 'The Terminator candidate" - if she thinks she's going to lose, she's going to behave just like Arnie did in the first movie.

Down here in SC - where the REAL frontrunners will be decided - the attack ads are already loose. It's gonna be fun...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-01-04 16:15|| 2008-01-04 16:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I could be wrong but the Presidential assassinations of the past all seem to be connected to whackos and not enemies (with the Lincoln exception). Enemies are somewhat known and the Secret Service does a wonderful job sorting them out and protecting against any of them (hi guys if your reading this). It's the crazy whacko who watched Taxi Driver that escapes this initial layer of defence.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-01-04 17:50|| 2008-01-04 17:50|| Front Page Top

#7 in other hillary news: her sugar daddy, hsu was sent to prison for his actions.
seems like the good news never stops.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-01-04 17:54|| 2008-01-04 17:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Hannity said today that the HRC campaign has drug stories to peddle on Obama, not sure if it was using, buying, selling, or what. I think if they do that, it'll be scorched-earth time in the Donk party, possibly blowing apart their libs/blacks/unions/youts coalition. Barb? Any popcorn left?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-04 17:56|| 2008-01-04 17:56|| Front Page Top

#9 We've got a truckload on order, should be here by tomorrow.

Posted by lotp 2008-01-04 18:44|| 2008-01-04 18:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Don't forget the goobers and rasinets.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-01-04 18:50|| 2008-01-04 18:50|| Front Page Top

#11 Would drug stories bother the average Dem primary voter? I mean video of Marian Berry smoking crack didn't make a dent in his publicity ratings did it?

Might hurt in the general election though so scorched Earth is right.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-01-04 18:59|| 2008-01-04 18:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Got a big shipment of them coming in, Steve. Malted milk balls too.

Posted by lotp 2008-01-04 19:21|| 2008-01-04 19:21|| Front Page Top

#13 The initial feeler of the drug story (from NH operative Shaheen, the husband of Jeanne Shaheen) cutely impugned BO while blaming it all on upcoming GOP attacks on the same lines.

The natural successor to this is a similar attack, but this time on race grounds - namely the evil GOP will encourage voters to not elect a black man, latent racism (or patent if they're really bold), and so on. Not that HRC's campaign thinks any of that - just that the mean opponents will use it.

I don't think this will happen, since the "first black POTUS" couldn't credibly use this criticism, and by the time HRC is so desperate to use it, it may be too late anyway. They may even set up an astroturf right-wing outfit to trot this out, hoping it wouldn't be discovered until too late.

Still, I'm looking for a whiff of the race card to be tossed out at somewhere, by someone, and for everyone to pounce on it, including the GOP candidates.

Posted by Glung McGurque2454 2008-01-04 19:40|| 2008-01-04 19:40|| Front Page Top

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