[Eric in the Ozarks]

I dunno. We couldn't have picked a bigger loser than Bob Dole.

[an amused spectator]

Did we pick Bob Dole, or was he picked for us? I read a snippet last week about Jonathan Alter basically lobbying for the nomination of Dole over the more dangerous Lamar Alexander and others in his Newsweek column over the course of the 1996 campaign. How many other Clinton sock-puppets in the press did the same? ;-)

You do remember Alter's column about "The Big Dog" a week or two ago, wherein Jonathan declares his undying love for all things Bill, and informs us in no uncertain terms that his blue dress got burned immediately after the love encounter?

[ffusco]

that guy served in WW2 and is a hero. He was permanently injured and still overcame it and devoted his life to public service. Yeah, what a loser.