Gore Stumbles Onstage Way Too Early

St. Petersburg Times ^ | 12/10/03 | Susan Estrich

[CFC__VRWC]

...but I draw the line at Helen Thomas...

Don't trouble yourself - Helen's still firmly in the grasp of the Dark Side.

[Holly_P]

What's bothering Estrich is the spectre of a Clinton wing loss of control over the entire Democratic party for the length of at least a year, and if Dean is successful, at least five, if not permanently.

I think you hit the nail on the head and it's scaring the Clintons to no end now that it's obvious that their puppet Clark isn't going anywhere.

You're right about Hillary too. She has tasted the power of the Presidency and she isn't about to play second fiddle to anybody.

[Waco]

An incredibly stupid action? = Gorebassism

[dano1]

there becomes a point in the process when you need party leaders to declare the process ended

I think she meant "there comes a point in the process". I think Gore felt like influencing the process.

[jocon307]

you are a true trooper, she's been very good lately, Estrich.

But of course her finest moment is in that old hannity & colmes beevis & butthead spoof. I wonder if that's still out there in cyberspace.

If anyone knows, please post the link. You remember, the featured "star" was Adam Clymer.

[Intolerant in NJ]

From the same Susan Estrich who opined last night on one of the cable shows that Gore's endorsement had "pissed off" a lot of Democrats - in precisely those words....

[AGreatPer]

Ostrich is a hoot to watch.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Bump for a later read. Estrich is easier to deal with as a read than as a listen. I can't STAND to listen to her talk - somewhere between a rasp and a smoker's hack. I was going to compare her to Bea Arthur, but that would be an insult to Bea Arthur! ;-)

[shortstop]

Dano, I went back and looked at the original article and it did say "there comes a point in the process" (not "becomes"). You get an A+ for reading comprehension. I get an F for proofreading.

[CyberAnt]

Thanks for posting this. Even though I don't agree with Susan's politics, she has been one of the few dems making any sense and telling any truths.

I saw her on FOX the other day and she was aghast the dems were dragging up the "Bush stole the election" stuff.

[drhogan]

ironically, gary hart was one of the people who warned the US about a major terrorist attack PRIOR to 9/11. at the time, i thought he was exaggerating the risk.

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

Says a lot about the "brilliant" Rhodes scholar ex-President and the "smartest woman in the world" that they couldn't see it.

It would've worked, except for the Clinton's cardinal sin -- taking the party's left wing for granted. They rose to power by convincing the left wing that they too were slealth lefties, merely 'playing' the centrist role in order to get elected. Even when they failed to deliver on gay rights, nationalized health care, etc. the left stayed with them. But that romance is all over now, and the Dean lefties hate the Clinton's about as vehemently as we Republicans do!

As another poster said recently, the Clinton's seem to be radical leftists to those on the Right, while to the Lefties they are capitalist sell-outs. But in reality they are just unprincipled grifters, out for themselves only.