Posted on 08/06/2004 8:03:31 AM PDT by churchillbuff
His own words will be repeated ad infinitum,in Ill.for the next 87 days.
*sigh*
"voodoo economics"?
Happens ALL the time in politics. Any of a half dozen explanations - none even having to be sincere if you want to assume he's a hypocrite - can easily take that quote away.
Doesn't mean it'll take the "carpetbagger" issue away, but killing the quote is relativity simple.
If nothing else, all he has to do is quote a dozen prominent Democrats including John Kerry stating, in effect, that John Edwards wasn't ready yet during the primaries.
Whether you or I accept the sincerity of his explanation isn't the issue - the issue is can he make it go away...ifthe normal logical "rules" are in play, he can.
Two other things. We also screamed when the Jersye dems took out Toricelli and replaced him with Lautenberg. Replace a loser with a winner is what they did. Sadly in Illinois, they replaced a loser with another loser.
Also, by doing this, they ar giving Keyes the ability to do a Pat Buchanan on the party ala 1992. Believe me, Keyes will sing loudly to the choir, but turn off many others.
We seem to believe we can counter rhetoric with rhetoric. (Obama vs Keyes) I don't think it will work.
Do you live in Illinois, or are you just a big Keyes fan?
This site has links to many recent Keyes speeches!
http://www.renewamerica.us/archives/
I'm a Keyes fan -- but not an Illinois resident.
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