  HARDHEARTED WOMAN    |
 
  |
Posted on 01/27/2007 2:46:33 PM PST by freedomdefender
Democratic strategists who had feared Sen. John McCain as the potentially unbeatable Republican candidate for President in 2008 were surprised and delighted by his dour appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last Sunday.
One Democratic leader referred to McCain’s performance, in suggesting President Bush’s additional 21,000 troops may be inadequate, as “comatose.” A Republican adviser to McCain said it was one of the worst performances ever on “Meet the Press.” The senator’s defender said he could not be expected to be cheerful about a plan to send additional U.S. troops in harm’s way.
A footnote: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is picking up support for President among House Republicans, headed by former Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Whither Rahm?
Sources close to Sen. Barack Obama are sure that Rep. Rahm Emanuel will not support his fellow Illinois Democrat for the Presidential nomination but will back Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
If so, Emanuel would be the only prominent Democratic officeholder in Illinois not for Obama. As a senior White House aide, Emanuel was one of President Bill Clinton’s favorites. Emanuel has been close to both of the Clintons.
Emanuel refuses to talk about his 2008 Presidential choice. He says he was deeply engaged in politics for two years as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and in his new role, as House Democratic Caucus chairman, he is committed to legislation.
Undermining Hillary
Jerome Corsi, co-author of the 2004 campaign book “Unfit for Command” attacking Sen. John Kerry’s war record, joined up Tuesday with the organization intended to similarly undermine Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 campaign.
TheVanguard.org is intended to be a right-wing version of the leftist MoveOn.Org. It was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, including Gil Amelio, former CEO of Apple and National Semiconductor.
Coming on board Feb. 16 as TheVanguard’s full-time editorial and creative director will be Richard Poe, who has served as editor-in-chief of FrontPage Magazine. He has been described as the conservative movement’s leading expert on MoveOn.Org’s strategy in bringing together disparate elements with a common viewpoint.
Bush on Abortion
President Bush extended his stay at Camp David last weekend to arrive back at the White House Monday afternoon, missing the annual anti-abortion March for Life that morning in Washington to mark the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
Bush was at the White House on Jan. 22, 2001, for the first March of his Presidency but sent a written statement rather than attend in person. For the next five years, he was out of town for the event: Charleston, W.Va. (2002), St. Louis (2003), Roswell, N.M. (2004), Camp David (2005) and Manhattan, Kan. (2006). His routine is to address the event by phone.
A footnote: Only two of the many Republican Presidential hopefuls attended this year’s March for Life: Rep. Duncan Hunter of California and Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas. On Sunday, Brownback visited the Holiday Inn on Capitol Hill, mingling with marchers from Iowa (the first state in the Presidential nomination process).
Dollars for Rudy
Texas Republican contributors are being solicited to spend $30,000 for dinner with former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani at the Houstonian Hotel in Houston Feb. 1 to finance his “presidential exploratory committee.” The “private” dinner will follow a 6:30 to 8 p.m. cocktail reception, costing $2,100 a person and $4,200 for couples.
The best-known host of Giuliani’s Houston event is billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens Jr., chairman of the private equity firm BP Capital Management. Also on Giuliani’s Texas fund-raising team are Tom Hicks, whose company owns the Texas Rangers baseball team; oil industry executive Jim Lee; and lawyer Patrick C. Oxford.
A footnote: A Giuliani fund-raiser will be held Jan. 29 in Pacific Palisades, Calif., at the home of Bill Simon, the 2002 Republican candidate for governor of California, costing $2,300 a person and $4,600 per couple.
Robert D. Novak is a syndicated columnist and a commentator for the FOX network.
Well, Old Hill said she wore out 6 black pantsuits when she was campaigning for Senator! I doubt that. Of course, I doubt anything she says. She was giving our President down the road today with her CHAT with the people. She said we were gonna have to work awfully hard to get out of the hole this administration was leaving us. She said "it was a big deep hole". Hill, you should know about big deep holes!!!! You are one!
Thanks for the ping. TheVanguard.org website looks good -no extraneous stuff and some very helpful info.
Thanks for the ping, Richard. FYI, I don't trust McCain. No way no how.
And I love THE SHADOW PARTY. ;-)
Several years ago there was a FReeper (can't recall name) who had inside information about Hillary - that she's a slob, and she ordered several plain black pantsuits so that she didn't have to fuss over clothing after she was elected in NY.
The FReeper said she wasn't fastidious in her grooming. (I'm trying to be polite here!:)
Oh, what the hey.... They said she's a real pig!
It seems like the people that have worked closest with her, that don't fear for their life, have some very "important" things that need to be told.
I guess personal hygiene isn't a necessity to be POTUS, but I would like to think my POTUS is at least clean....LOL
ROFL!
Thanks for the ping and useful info! Here's another BTTT!
Thank you for the ping. The TheVanguard.org sounds great and glad you are onboard with it!
Bump
Sounds good
Yes it does and he wrote a good book.
PLEASE tell me I can sign up at TheVanguard.org, sign their petitions, and NOT HAVE MY EMAIL ADDY SHOPPED ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
Please??
Kudos!!!
Yes, Hillary is very Hardheaded and Hardhearted too!
BTTT
There's only one contender in the Republican field announced whom I'd vote for, and that's Duncan Hunter, and he doesn't have a chance. Rudy's likeable, but his political views and the policies he would implement don't cut it. I despise McCain and I LOATHE Romney. Once upon a time I liked Brownback, but he's become an idiot, so scratch him, too. So far, we don't have a decent candidate who can raise enough money to get elected.
Congrats. Unfortunately, I don't think there is anything that anyone on our side can say, or reveal, about the Beast that the public doesn't already know. Many, perhaps most, will ignore it.
Thanks for the ping! I'm heading to the bookstore.
Completely innocent question: why? Feel free to Freepmail a reply if your thoughts run a little hotter than forum rules :-) I don't know much of anything about the man; that's why I'm asking. Generally what I hear is good, but I have noticed Freepers beside you who despise Mitt, and I take that very seriously.
That's good news. Thanks for the ping!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
HOUSE
LOVE