[Congressman Billybob]

This column is being filed way early, since it is ready way early, and I have work to do the end of this week. This subject is of obvious interest to Freepers. The operative word is schadenfreude. LOL.

John / Billybob

[Between the Lines]

[SAJ]

As regards the demented doctor becoming the ''head'' of the DNC, one MUST wonder whether to do the Schadenfreude polka, or buy USD vs other currencies, or just possibly try to learn Goethe's lyrics to ''Ode To Joy'' (in the unlikely case that the Marxist wing of what's remaining of his party can somehow regain power in 2006 under his (cough) ''leadership'' and thereby have a mechanism for and enough influence in the gov't toward continuing to surrender American sovereignity to Koffee and his ilk).

Or, perhaps simpler, we might merely ask Dr. Dean what size brown shirt he wears?

FReegards to you, as always!

[Mike Fieschko]

Mad How the uniter.

Both Dems and GOPers favor his becoming DNC chairthing.

[Congressman Billybob]

Folks,

Just an FYI since this column's out on an unusual day this week.

John / Billybob

[devolve]

more to come :

THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE LIBERAL :

[ the de-Turnerized version ]

http://pro.lookingat.us/GBL.html

Dean-A-Vision :

http://pro.lookingat.us/DeadZone.html

[Mike Fieschko]

The other three nominees were all strong ideologues. Each represented the crest of a wave of “true believers,” who were convinced that the nation and the world would be vastly improved if only their candidate were elected President. But beliefs like that go hand-in-hand with an aggressive neglect of the question of electibility. As a rule, the stronger the belief that a candidate OUGHT to win, the less the examination of whether the candidate CAN win.

Regarding Barry in 1964, wasn't there a delusion (as it turned out), that if the voters were faced with a 'choice, not an echo', then the conservatives who'd been staying at home and not voting, would show up at the polls and elect Goldwater? I've read that in books on the 1964 campaign and Barry's state primaries and conventions efforts to secure the nomination.

There's a similar delusion among leftist Dems: that with Dean as a candidate (and now, with Dean in charge of the DNC), he'll 'energize' the base and all these leftwingers who've stayed at home ...

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you, Congressman Billybob! :^)

Was Howard Dean behind a Daring Art Theft?

Excerpt:

Is this what the Democrats need? A proven loser to lead them into the 2006 midterm elections, followed by the 2008 presidential election?

Though either of the current major parties can occasionally grow blinders and nominate a candidate who cannot win, generally they learn from their lessons and don’t repeat the same mistake until a few national elections have passed. There are exceptions. The Democrats nominated Stevenson again, after he had been soundly trounced by Eisenhower. And the Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan not twice, but three times.

What’s the history of the Democrats leading up to Dean? They lost the Presidency twice, in 2000 and 2004, they lost the midterm election in 2002. An indication of whether Dean is another failed leader, urging the Democratic lemmings to follow him over a cliff, will come in the midterm election of 2006.

I’ve started handicapping that election, now. The Republicans will gain in both the House and the Senate. The Democrats will stick with Dean despite his bad results, just as they stuck with Terry McAuliffe in his series of national losses.

Will the Democrats ever learn? Apparently not. Or at least, not before the next two national losses.

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[SkyPilot]

[alrea]

The Democrats will stick with Dean despite his bad results, just as they stuck with Terry McAuliffe in his series of national losses.

Mrs. & Mr. Clinton will be back in charge before the next scream

[theDentist]

Has anyone checked Sandy Berger's pants for a "Scream"?