Kaus proffering a grumpy "not so fast..." contrarian caveat?? Say it ain't so!

It is a never ending miracle that the American people continue to elect 'likability' over 'experience' in almost every national election, Nixon's landslide the major exception. Mrs. Clinton's candidacy is in deep trouble: running simultaneously as a candidate of 'change' even as she campaigns stressing her 35 years of experience. If she loses Texas, what can she do but limp into the convention? If she loses both Texas and Ohio, she's toast, thanks to Bill after New Hampshire.

Kaus's quote is hilarious: "Hillary does best when Democratic voters sense she's about to get brutally knocked out of the race, as in New Hampshire."

Um...wasn't NH the only time so far she was (maybe) about to get brutally knocked out of the race and then "did best"? I mean, in CA, MA, NY, and NJ she actually seriously underperformed. So...his support for "Hillary does best" is one example? I'm all for countering conventional wisdom, but this is content free hypothesizing.

I wouldn't be too hard on Rep. Watson. There aren't many people who could have answered Matthew's question. Besides, if we're really entering the hope-filled age of transformative politics what a candidate has done in the past shouldn't matter.

Anyone running against McCain will plaster the airwaves with pictures of him with Bush. No words needed.

"Anyone running against McCain will plaster the airwaves with pictures of him with Bush. No words needed."

Hopefully there are enough intelligent people out there who realize McCain is no Bush and won't let those ads influence their vote.

Dan:
You do realize that Bill Kristol originally backed McCain in 2000, right? That doesn't tell you anything?

McCain differs in style from Bush, but not in substance. He might be more competent, but that would be a gamble. McCain can't even pretend to be a change candidate.

Funny comments. Supposing that because a few individuals dislike President Bush so much they believe everyone else does. For the record, I wish there had never been an amendment against a third term. I'd vote for GWB all over again if I could. Obama is an empty suit, Clinton is an empty pantsuit. McCain is all right with me. I know you don't care, but I do. I hope President McCain continues the "cowboy unilateralist" doctrine perfected by GWB. Mark my words, in the future we will all thank God that GWB had the cajones to act the way he did. You don't like my ideas, I don't care. I am a historian, which means I have something most commenters here don't--perspective.

The right hate Hillary, but not as much as the left hate Bush.

I believe you are right though, that the Republicans fail to see this. They seem quite content with a 30% approval rating. I guess they assume the rest just don't know him.

Well Obama can talk about going into Pakistan .

Which

1 ) The US was already doing

2) Which made put pressure on Musharif and made him look bad.

Tell me what was he thinking when he made such a comment. Maybe it was that he didn't know or perhaps wasn't interested enough in the subject to find out.

That was real smart wasn't it?

Useless Sam Grant:
Historian? You obviously don't know much history. Do you know the history of Iraq(and that part of the world)? And where do you think the US is gonna get the money to pay for another 100 years in Iraq? Do you want to have your taxes raised to pay for it?

Joe Klein's Conscience,
Despite the snide implication to the contrary, are the one who has no perspective of history. We don't need to raise taxes to pay for a war and haven't needed to raise taxes to pay for anything in the past few decades. We just print money and accumulate debt.

USG,
Ditto everything that you typed.