Fantasy Politics USA

Rumors are going around about Al Gore, first the Oscar nominated documentary, and now a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. What’s next, the President ? Rolling Stone Magazine says this about Al Gore, “the ideal candidate for the Democrats may be the man who won the popular vote in 2000 — and who opposed the war in Iraq from the very start.” John McCain blasted General George Casey who led the Iraq war for 2 and half years. McCain said before the Senate Armed Services Committe to the General, “While I don’t in any way question your honor, your patriotism or your service to our country, I do question some of the decisions, the judgments you’ve made over the past two and a half years,” McCain said. “During that time things have gotten markedly and progressively worse.” The General was before the committe to get approval for nomination to be Army chief of staff, replacing Gen. Peter Schoomaker. McCain went on to say, “I question seriously the judgment that was employed in your execution of your responsibilities in Iraq,” he said. “And we have paid a very, very heavy price in American blood and treasure because of what is now agreed to by literally everyone as a failed policy.” here! here!
Also in the news, the Democratic National Committee will meet this Friday and Saturday in Washington, and Democratic Presidential hopefuls will get an opportunity to woo the DNC members with speeches.
Alan Cosgrove

In a story in the New York Observer
today Joe Biden has a lot to say about his opponents. According to the article, “Mrs. Clinton’s position on Iraq, Mr. Biden says, would be “nothing but disaster.” About John Edwards, Biden says I don’t think John Edwards knows what the heck he is talking about.” And then there is the part about Obama, “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” Hard to find a clean black man in Biden’s circles I guess. Biden said it came from an old expression his mom used to use, “clean as a whistle.” And that explains it how? Anyway maybe he can tell us more tonite on The Daily Show, that should score him some points in Fantasy Politics 2008 THE GAME, but probably none in the hearts of voters.
Alan Cosgrove

On Tuesday Senator Arlen Spector stated that, “I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider.” Spector suggests that decisions regarding the war in Iraq should be shared. Barack Obama even made a decision about Iraq, and announced he would introduce the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007. Joe Biden is in, (I thought he did this already). His Web sight www.joebiden.com official starts Jan. 31, and he files with the FEC the same day. On Monday Hillary was asked about how she would handle evil men like Osama? She answered by saying” . . and in the gentleman’s words we face a lot of evil men, you know, like Osama bin Laden. And what in my background equips me to deal with evil and bad men?” Long pause with laughter. She later claimed the man she was referring to was not her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and said, “Oh, come on,” …… “Well, I don’t think anybody in there thought that.” No one, except everyone in there, and everyone else that hears it. For some reason, I think the whole thing was planned out, they where just waiting for the right question.
Alan Cosgrove

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Joe Lieberman the ex Democratic Senator declared on Fox News Sunday that he would consider voting for a Republican candidate for President. Asked if he might consider voting Republican in 2008, Lieberman, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000 with Al Gore, said, “I am, because we have so much on the line both in terms of the Islamist terrorists, who are an enemy as brutal as the fascists and communists we faced in the last century, and we have great challenges here at home to make our economy continue to produce good jobs, to deal with our crises in health care, education, immigration, and energy.” And while we are speaking of switch hitters, Fox “News” Bill O’Reilly’s show has decided that Mark Foley, the disgraced Florida Republican Congressman, is now a Democrat. Senator Sam Brownback was also on Fox “News” Sunday and claimed “I don’t see this enemy as needing any more emboldening or getting it from any resolution. They’re emboldened now.” The transcript from his interview with Chris Wallace is a good read. Joseph Biden was seen on “This Week” saying that Bush had it backwards. It’s not the hippie, liberal, pinko, anti war crowd that emboldens the enemy, but it’s, “the failed policy of this president going to war without a strategy, going to war prematurely.” Hillary was spotted campaigning in Iowa for the first time, where she is a bit behind in the polls. She was also caught singing the National Anthem. in Iowa. I hope she campaigns better than she sings. While in Iowa Hillary stopped to talk about Iraq. When asked why she voted for the war in 2002 she responded by saying if she knew what she knows now she would not have voted for the war in Iraq, but there are no do overs in life. Hillary also said that Bush needs to clean up this mess before the next President takes office, saying it would be “the height of irresponsibility” to pass the war along to the next commander in chief. The White House responded by saying Hillary just emboldens the enemy, she’s against us, you see… Rudy Giuliani was in New Hampshire talking like a candidate again. He was the darling candidate at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee’s annual meeting, at the Palace Theatre. Also appearing in New Hampshire, but making less of a hit was Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore. They were trying to attrack anyone to listen to them talk by giving away free lunches. McCain was also giving away lunches, but didn’t even bother to attend himself. What i didn’t see to much on the Sunday news shows was the protest in DC. This was the largest protest in DC since the begning of the war in March of 2003. Only one major (well at least in his mind) presidential candidate appeared at the protest. Dennis Kucinich stood up and asked for his party to end funding for the war. There were other Democratic Congressial members speaking too. Hanoi Jane Fonda was there along with some other actors, and some veterans from the Iraq war. United for Peace and Justice, the protest organizers claim over 100,000 people in attendance. DC police privatly state, (I guess they whispered it in someone’s ear), that it was less than 100,000. Most newspaper reports, call it “tens of thousands”. Really don’t want to much of this peace talk getting out, might embolden the enemy….
Alan Cosgrove

Conservative favorite, Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas Governor has stated he will file papers to set up an exploitroy committe. Hillary Clinton has been using the web to reach out. Three times this week Hillary has had “web chats” on “Hillary TV.” Barack Obama has the Hollywood crowd excited, with Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen setting up a big fund raiser in his behalf at the Beverly Hills Hilton with a party afterwards at Geffen’s house.