[marron]

This is part of the fallout from McCain-Feingold. Most people here knew from the beginning that this law would drive political money under the table. Working openly through the party would become illegal, so the parties would set up false flag operations, and set up their own media operations (hardly necessary for the Dems, but why not). Since media and non-party organizations are left largely alone, that is where the money would go. The result being that it is now much harder than before to prove a connection, even if it is logically obvious.

Another thing that has changed is the tendency to treat every step in the political process as a war to the finish. Under such conditions absolutely everything is politicized, and if every thing is war, the Repubs had better show up prepared to fight.

[Pres Raygun]

Yes, I agree completely. Want to venture a guess how many copies of Clarke's book George Soros will buy? 500,000, 1,000,000? Soros and his buddies will make sure Clarke's book remains on the bestsellers list until November.

[Shermy]

Kerry and Heinz operatives are redefining Iraq. Essentially, nothing happened before Bush II, and "allies" weren't invited because of the badness and arrogance of BushII.

Bush's people would need to place Iraq in the long context, and the context of going back to the UN, France's "no", etc. etc. etc.

[Capt. Tom]

Under such conditions absolutely everything is politicized, and if every thing is war, the Repubs had better show up prepared to fight.

Fortunately in the Presidential race the republicans are not involved. My money is on the Bushies to continue to out flank the socialists(the so- called Dems) - Tom