tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081747433018117316.post2268107031572281976..comments2024-03-29T12:32:55.404+05:00Comments on THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: The trouble with the moral high groundTom Shonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06938779517705582285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081747433018117316.post-43676779770008462082011-08-16T00:35:54.621+05:002011-08-16T00:35:54.621+05:00Oh no. Gloomy Political Outlook Monday chez Shone?...Oh no. Gloomy Political Outlook Monday chez Shone? <br /><br />I loved the man way back--my sister told me about him when he was first coming up on the Illinois scene--but didn't think he would even run. Then didn't think he could get nominated etc. etc. <br /><br />If Obama is playing the long game, he's won with that strategy before. Plus, after watching Bachmann field (if that is the word I want for obsessively repeating "I am running for the presidency of the United States," in case we thought she was trying out for the Minnesota Vikings, I guess) David Gregory's questions about gay Americans--she strikes me as potentially the best thing to happen to a Democratic president since Goldwater.The Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587505433284584391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081747433018117316.post-16680838939909383652011-08-15T23:39:15.459+05:002011-08-15T23:39:15.459+05:00I hope you're rightI hope you're rightTom Shonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938779517705582285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081747433018117316.post-58691425674016398172011-08-15T08:30:25.943+05:002011-08-15T08:30:25.943+05:00I was mostly with you until the last statement. I&...I was mostly with you until the last statement. I'm not thrilled with how he's performed in the first term, but I don't see anyone on the Republican side who's going to win the next election. As Bush proved in 2004, it's really hard to unseat an incumbent president. A lot had to go Clinton's way (namely, Perot) for the first Bush to only go one term.Danhttp://publictransportationsnob.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com