On the eve of the Democratic convention, a tornado touched down outside of Denver—perhaps apt symbolism for the tornado of activity that’s occurring on both sides of the aisle as the Dem’s get ready to make it official…

EATING THOSE WORDS….

The McCain camp has been creating a few tornados of its own…

Joe Biden hadn’t been the officially named running mate for more than a few hours before a new McCain Ad hit the airwaves using Biden’s own words to dis Obama…

Of course, I recall when a certain presidential contender named George Bush called the economic plan of Ronald Reagan, “voodoo economics.”

That’s the same George Bush that ended up serving two terms as Reagan’s veep, and a term himself as president.

CLINTON’S CARPS HELP McCAIN…

As soon as it became official that Hillary wasn’t going to get the nod, the McCain people let loose with another ad—using her words to hit Obama upside the head a few more times.

One gets the feeling this ad was already in the can, ready to go as a “look what Obama’s veep choice really thinks about him” should Hillary have gotten the nod.

But, instead of using the “What Does Barack Obama’s running mate say about Barack Obama” tag line that would have been used if Hillary was the choice for VP pick, they just re-wrote the front end a bit to say ” she won millions of votes but isn’t on his ticket.”

TEXT MESSAGE—ROUND TWO…

Meanwhile, the Dems are also busy trying to create a whirlwind of excitment over the convention.

As you recall, the Obama camp tried to generate as much buzz as possible by withholding their V.P. pick by saying they’d announce it by text message.

But, they waited too long, and hours before Biden was officially announced watchers had figured out the Secret Service was at Biden’s home, and the private aircraft charted to take him to Illinois was tracked landing in Delaware.

Now— they Dems are trying to build that same excitement into the first night of the convention that will feature a video tribute to Ted Kennedy…

There are scores of “will Teddy show or not” stories like this being generated.

Although a Kennedy appearance would certainly generate interest—I dare say—he’s no Michael Phelps, and I suspect ratings for the convention’s first night won’t be all that great—Teddy—or no Teddy on stage.

—Steve

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I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer—and sometimes I have trouble figuring things out..

As the King of Siam said to Anna, “Tis A Puzzlement…”

And these are some of the things that puzzle me:

THERE’S NO MAKING SOME FOLKS HAPPY…

Ask most folks what they hate most about politicians—and they’ll say it’s the fact that they stay in elected office forever—and they’re old with no new ideas…

So, you offer them someone fresh. Someone like Barack Obama— who is new, not part of the establishment and what do you get?

A lot of folks complaining that he’s too young and inexperienced to be president.

So, you offer them someone like John McCain whose full of life experiences, knows his way around the beltway— and has been in Washington for decades.

What do you get?

People complaining that he’s too old and too tied to the system…

‘Tis a puzzlement !

WHAT ARE YA BEACHING ABOUT?

There’s an Olympic competition that seems unfair when you compare the men’s version to the women’s version..

I’m talking about the beach volleyball event.

Why is it the men play it dressed in Tee Shirts and shorts—while the women play it in skimpy little bikinis?

Shouldn’t the women wear the same outfits as the men?

Or shouldn’t the guys play their matches clad only in skimpy little Speedos to give the women in the audience some eye candy too?

‘Tis a Puzzlement…

MAN OF SQUEAL…

As a kid I loved the old Superman TV show—whose reruns I watched endlessly.

But I could never figure out one thing.

Why would Superman stand defiantly as the bad guy shot bullets at him— but then duck when the bad guy invariably threw his empty revolver at him.

What EXACTLY was Superman afraid of from an empty gun?

‘Tis a puzzlement!

—Steve

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Five months ago—The Iowa caucuses were about to come upon us—-and the media had ordained Hillary Clinton as the front runner…

Today—with five months to go to the November elections—Hillary Clinton may be down—but if you believe she’s out— you’d better rethink that ’cause neither Hillary nor the fat lady at the end of the opera is singing a swan song.

As Barack Obama grabbed the mantle of the presumptive democratic nominee, Hillary made a speech many pundits viewed as aggressive and almost confrontational where she said among other things that she’ll “make no decision tonight.”

She continued to tout herself as the best choice to beat McCain—and you can bet she’ll be working behind the scenes right up until the Democratic convention in Denver to figure out a way to be the one who runs against him.

The following clip truly defines Hillary and her core constituency: Angry, aloof, and assuming they are entitled to what they deem is theirs.

There are some who say she’ll “accept” a spot as the Vice Presidential candidate.

But before Barack Obama offers her that he ought to consider two things.

• She’s consistently displayed a lack of character during this entire process.

• If Obama is elected president, he’ll have to contend with her AND Bill Clinton in the White House at the same time.

Think about THAT Barack.

Think about it carefully.

—Steve

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The political chefs continue cooking—but who would have thought they’d still be using essence de la Hillary to spice up the political stew this late in the season…

METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING….

As we close in on the West Virginia primary, the “never-say-quit” girl continues to run, even as her financial gas tanks empty and an ever increasing number of Superdelegates leave her side of the road to the White House creating more and more potholes for her to navigate around….

Caught in the grips of the crocodile’s jaws, she’s yelling “full steam ahead to the White House” while the beast is about to crush her while doing the death roll underwater…

EXIT STAGE LEFT….

Back in the 60’s—one of the lesser known Saturday morning cartoon characters from the Hanna-Barbera stable was a pink lion known as Snagglepuss...

When he got into trouble one of his running tag lines was “exit stage left..”

Now, would be a good time for Hillary to figure out an exit strategy… The longer she waits—the less graceful it will be…

VEEPING THROUGH THE KEYHOLE….

There are some indications Clinton’s trying to open the door to her departure by angling to become Obama’s Veep…

Her biographer, Carl Bernstein, says that in this interview you can read here..

In the meantime, a newly created political group called VOTEBOOTH— which was formed just before the Pennsylvania primary— has been pushing the Hillary for vice president issue everywhere it can.

But, as you can read here— Votebooth is actually made up of Clinton operatives and supporters. Another backdoor hint that Hillary is hoping to snag the v.p. spot???

Things standing in the way of that would be Clinton’s high negatives, and Michelle Obama’s reported extreme dislike of Hillary…

WHOSE THAT LADY?

Meanwhile both McCain and Obama are now completely ignoring Hillary as they wage their campaigns.

Instead when they talk about opponents, they talk about each other—not her.

Further emphasizing his new campaign focus, Obama is now visiting states without upcoming primaries—indicating he’s not worried about her winning this Tuesday’s primary in West Virginia…

—Steve

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With just about a week to go before the next set of primaries in North Carolina and Indiana—much of the campaign has become focused not on the candidates—but on what a non-candidate is doing.

Right now—it’s Jeremiah Wright who is whose become the main ingredient in this pot of political stew…

DO THREE WRIGHTS MAKE A WRONG?

In just four days, Rev. Wright has made three high profile public appearances—including an extended session atthe National Press Club in Washington on Monday where he made a speech, and then answered questions.

His repeated public statements have left Obama trying to distance himself yet again from the man who is his spiritual mentor…

It would seem that Rev. Wright is enjoying the international attention he’s getting…

Decide for yourself…Take a look at the first nine minutes of the Press Club Question and Answer session…

(The full session is linked to it, in 10-minute long clips)

McCAIN TURNS WRIGHT…

John McCain’s been spending a lot of time these last few days dealing with Wright.

First, he condemned this advertisement put together by the North Carolina Republican party which tied both democratic gubernatorial candidates to Rev. Wright…

By Sunday night, McCain was lashing into Wright’s statements—saying he agreed with Obama’s comments that “Wright was a legitimate topic of discussion. “

McCain also says he will no longer try and stop others from using Wright as an issue in TV commercials and other venues….

Rev. Wright’s comments aside, with so much attention focused on Jeremiah Wright, you’ve got to wonder—is HE running for president too?

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME….

With Hillary Clinton still way behind in the delegate count—and with the real possibility that she’ll lose North Carolina, and be badly hurt in Indiana—some are wondering why she is still running?

Former Clintonista Dick Morris has come up with an interesting theory.

He believes Hillary is trying to establish herself for a run at the presidency in 2012…

As you can read here, his theory is that Hillary believes Obama will be the democratic nominee, and then lose to McCain…

So, he thinks she’s positioning herself as the presumptive front runner for the next time around…

Although Morris knows the Clinton’s well—I’m hard pressed to believe that Hillary is ready at this point to give up on snagging the nomination this summer in Denver.

—Steve

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