What arguments? The only sliver of policy difference is health care mandates. The rest is "experience", "dynasty," "inevitability", "competence." No wonder their only current argument is: cocaine. -AS, responding on Hillary Clinton
Well, that's a laugh, coming from the guy who couldn't muster up any substantive critique, in favor of "cooties" on national television. (btw, that's NOT a cheap shot, since the failure to articulate a dissent was pointed out by many to AS at the time to little subsequent avail).
Besides, "just mandates" is an important difference, as noted earlier, here, as a design question, not as an ideological one. It's not the only thing either, for those who do more than just hammer the "trust" issue, gratuitously (does AS think his readers are so stupid they can be so easily manipulated).
STARRY-EYED
AS has started "Obama Smear Watch", too. Does anyone think that the GOP is going to soft-peddle their criticisms of Obama? Hillary was the First Lady and they took off the gloves for her, at the time ... Something has changed that we all missed?
AS thinks that the GOP irregulars aren't going to play race against Obama, even if the regulars don't? Did he forget Rush Limbaugh's "Barack the Magic Negro?" Come on.
Smearing Hillary probably doesn't have much at the margin, because everyone knows the Clinton's warts. Smearing Obama ... that has much more value at the margin, so expect that "Obama Smear Watch" would be an important theme in the general (early and often, too).
CAN OBAMA LEAD THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY?
We know "The Clinton's" can.
I worry that Barack might end up a bit like Jimmy Carter, isolated from the Democratic leadership, as he tries to take on the Special Interests. It's a laudable goal, but did he forget that Steny and Pelosi, just to pick two, are large PAC recipients? Does he think that the Senate Democrats are ready for a new politics? (update: Leiberman just endorsed McCain)
AS doesn't address these points. His political analysis is too inflected, perhaps, by other, lesser, considerations.
MORE THROW-AWAY STATISTICS
One small note: Obama is easily the most popular Democrat among Republicans. 23 percent pick him if they have to, compared with 13 percent who picked Clinton. Even Edwards is more popular among Republicans than Clinton. -AS
Why is this "small note" of interest, especially? I haven't seen any indications that Republicans intend to vote for Clinton, Obama, or Edwards, even if they have differences of opinion about them.
