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on Sunday, January 21, 2007 4:07:03 PM
OK, this is pathetic. I know that we've been waiting for the announcement (Lord knows why there was any doubt) that Hillary's tossed her hat into the 2008 ring, and as she said, she's in to win:
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the 2008 U.S. presidential race on Saturday with a swipe at President George W. Bush as she capped years of speculation about her White House ambitions.
In a message on her Web site, the former first lady, who aims to become the first woman elected U.S. president, wrote: "I'm in. And I'm in to win."
The second-term U.S. senator from New York is seen as the front-runner among five Democratic hopefuls, including Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who is expected to be her main competitor within the party and whose bid could make him the first black president. Former North Carolina Sen.
John Edwards, the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee, is another candidate.
As if that weren't enough 2008 election news for today, there's more. New Mexico governor, Bill Richarson, is also in now.
Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., said Sunday he is taking the first step toward an expected White House run in 2008, offering extensive experience in Washington and the world stage as he seeks to become the first Hispanic president.
"I am taking this step because we have to repair the damage that's been done to our country over the last six years," said Richardson, a former congressman, U.N. ambassador and Energy Department secretary.
"Our reputation in the world is diminished, our economy has languished, and civility and common decency in government has perished," he said in a statement.
He said he had set up an exploratory committee that will allow him to begin raising money and assembling his campaign organization.
"The governor is in it to run for president," spokesman Pahl Shipley said. The formal announcement will come in March after the end of New Mexico's legislative session, he said.
This guy's been living in a Taliban cave with a comment like "our economy has languished" in his official statement. I guess he's missed the fact that the NYSE is running with record highs right now. As of 3 JHanuary 2006, the Dow hasn't dipped below 11,000, and on that day, it nailed a brand new record high of over 12,000. Consumer confidence and spending is up, and the recession that was creeping up on the nation as of March 2000 is gone. The closest we came to slipping back into it was after the attack on 11 September, and stocks did take a tumble. But the tax cuts brought us back, and that was despite all the negativity people projected regarding the cuts.
Point being is the field is starting to widen for the Democrats. Hillary's in it. Obama's running. Edwards still thinks he can be president. Richardson, who I actually predicted back in 2004 would run for 2008, is now in the running. And, of course, our favorite plagarist--Joe Biden-- is back in the mix. So, we have a governor who thinks the nation's in trouble, a two term senator who thinks she's all that, a one term senator that hasn't don diddly-squat since he arrived in DC, a multi-term senator who bowed out back in 2000 when his plagarism came to light, and the former veep candidate from 2004. Wow, there isn't much experience there, is there?
I do hope people remember why we don't look to those from Congress to serve as president. They're compromisers. They don't instill an idea of leadership in the voter. Voters see them as people that will strike deals and bargains to get something done, and more often than not, those deals aren't all they're cracked up to be. Richardson, in my opinion, has the best shot of taking the nomination, but Hillary--ever the wild card int he mix--will use every dirty little trick to gain the upper hand. Let's hope the Democrats still have a killer instinct, and go to whatever lengths necessary to break her down. The feeding frenzy in 2004 was amusing, but they had better not give her a free pass. The press will already be doing enough of that because for some odd reason, they can't seem to get enough of this woman.
We should also remember that is she's elected, her husband is back in the White House, which just simply sounds like a bad punchline to a terrible joke already. But Hillary's not going to hold back. She and her operatives will do what they have to do to get the nomination. I expect a lot of nasty little attacks to come out of her camp. She comes from the same bolt of cloth that Bill does. If you can't beat them, slime them, attack them, and leave them for dead even if they are members of your own party. We'll see what happens in the coming months. But as Michelle says "Let the games begin." I actually prefer Allah's favorite little comment:
"Meaty."
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