Joe Biden ⇓ He likes those nice, clean, well-spoken African-Americans (not drooling monsters like Martin Luther King and Jesse Jackson). People don’t mind this kind of talk from elderly relatives, but from a future president?
Wesley Clark ⇔ Has promised an announcement soon. Served himself well at the Winter DNC speeches, but how long will people wait for Wesley?
Hillary Clinton ⇑ Iraq will remain a problem for her candidacy, sure enough. She’s reviled online, but her softie-softie announcement bumped her eight points in Iowa and New Hampshire. She’s not unstoppable, but she’s still the one to target.
Chris Dodd ⇔ Continues his low profile holding pattern. Is this a Cabinet candidacy?
John Edwards ⇓ Got into a staring contest with the (Nutso) Catholic League…and blinked. Then hired back the blogger. Then she quit after writing something else. How will he beat McCain if he’s scared of Donoghue?.
Al Gore ⇔ The only reason to watch the Oscars. Shut down his PACs, but Donna Brazile seemed more positive.
Mike Gravel ⇔ Any month that ends with him still in the race is a good month for Gravel.
John Kerry ⇓ He’s not running, much to the relief of everyone not looking to step up a rung on the Massachusetts political ladder.
Dennis Kucinich ⇔ Is he on his way to becoming the 21st century answer to Harold Stassen?
Barack Obama ⇑ Has a big announcement event, with smaller satellite rallies, and is picking up an endorsement from Va. Governor Tim Kaine. Oddly, will be skipping the upcoming Nevada AFSCME forum, even though he’s in the state. Kicked butt during the DNC winter meetings.
Bill Richardson ⇑ Still a low-key candidate, trying to break into the top tier. Kicked butt and took names during the winter DNC meeting. Official Ridiculously Early Prediction: Will receive the endorsement of the Des Moines Register. You read it here first.
Tom Vilsack ⇔ A dark horse favorite to break out, but can he thrive outside of Iowa?
look like question marks to me!
I supply the remarks, affix arrows as you see fit.
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I copied last month’s into Word, where they showed up, but apparently the arrows didn’t make it back…they’re stuck in a tube somwhere.
Internet Explorer gives me some unrecognized boxes.
I’d vote for the one who promises to fix these stupid browser problems and forces everyone to use the same codes and symbols. what is this, 1980?
On the subject of the post, it’s probable that European leaders would prefer sHillary, if only because they believe they’d be actually getting Bill. Europe liked Bill, and frankly they still do. As far as I’m concerned, both are snake-oil salesmen–but it is somewhat obvious that Bill pulls it off better than sHill does.
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Probably a close second would be Richardson, if only because of his international relations resume, and a somewhat distant third would be Gore, because of his Don Quixote-esk efforts regarding Globale Warmung, possibly matched by Clark because of his experience in the Balkans.
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NB: as of today, the only one that I would vote for would be Richardson, and only because of his resume–and not just his international relations one.
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Obama? Maybe next time. He’s a little too green at this point (and I don’t mean that in an environmental sense). Biden has been biden’ his time too long, and he’s become something of a characature.
…was that one reason that they may have ignored it is because on virtually the same day, Daimler essentially announced that they were getting rid of their Chrysler division. That announcement was also made in Michigan, along with the announcement of substantial numbers of job cuts in the Chrysler division.
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Spiegel web site has more:
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The Valentine’s Day Massacre http://www.spiegel.d…
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DaimlerChrysis in Detroit http://www.spiegel.d…
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(They’re from Spiegel’s English language service)