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By Brendan Loy
Stephen Bainbridge: "Mike Huckabee joins Mitt Romney on my personal list of candidates for whom I would not vote even if the only alternative is Hillary Clinton." (Hat tip: InstaPundit.)
In light of his recent about-face on immigration, it appears that Huckabee may be even more of a craven flip-flopper than Romney. Now that's an accomplishment.
By Brendan Loy
The handle on my Starbucks tumbler randomly broke off this morning. Alas, I didn't spill hot coffee on myself, so I guess I won't be able to sue for millions... :)
By Brendan Loy
InstaPundit's "Happy Monicaversary" post (which contains a comparison of Matt Drudge to Edwards R. Murrow -- heh) reminds me to link to this London Times article, which I had made a mental note earlier this week to do today. Yes, it's the 10th anniversary of the day the Lewinsky scandal broke on the Drudge Report. (Here's Drudge's original post about the scandal.) "Happy Monicaversary, everyone!" writes Rogers Cadenhead. "I trust that you don't need to be told how this anniversary should be celebrated." Heh.
I wasn't reading Drudge on January 17, 1998 (it was the Lewinsky scandal that really brought him to prominence), but I remember January 21, 1998 -- the day the MSM caught up with the story -- very well. The Pope was in Cuba, the networks were falling all over themselves to cover the historic confluence of Catholicism and Communism, and then all of a sudden -- sex! lies! blowjobs! perjury! impeachment! THE END OF THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY!!! It's hard to fathom now, but it really did seem, for a while there, like ol' Billy Boy was doomed. (And if the economy had looked then like it looks now, he might have been!)
Anyway, I'm sure Hillary Clinton is most appreciative of the opportunity to engage in a bit of nostalgia. Nothing like a Monica flashback to remind us how wonderful the Cilnton years were! ;)
An even more nostalgic date will be arriving for Hillary on the day after the South Carolina primary, January 27: the tenth anniversary of the date she coined the phrase "vast right-wing conspiracy." I wonder if any conservatives are planning 10th birthday parties for the VRWC?
By Brendan Loy
Pete Carroll isn't talking about the ongoing speculation concerning his possible return to the NFL with either the Atlanta Falcons or the Washington Redskins. But the Associated Press asserts that the Falcons' hiring of Tom Dimitroff as general manager last weekend "likely will end [owner Arthur] Blank's possible interest in Southern Cal coach Pete Carroll. Carroll has said he would have interest in an NFL job only if given the authority in personnel decisions."
Meanwhile, USC linebakers coach Ken Norton will remain at Troy instead of defecting to his alma mater, UCLA, which had tried to woo him across town. "I'm flattered," he said of the Bruins' interest. "They'll always be a team in my heart . I feel real good about Rick Neuheisel and what he's going to do there. ... The timing just wasn't right. I'm really appreciative of what Pete Carroll has done for me over here, and my business is not finished."
By Brendan Loy
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Knoxville's own Einstein the parrot:
That segment aired in 2004 on Animal Planet's Pet Star (though I hadn't seen it until this morning, when my mom e-mailed it to me). Einstein was eventually voted AnimalPlanet.com's most popular Pet Star ever, and she appeared on Leno. And she's way more interesting than Fred Thompson. :) Einstein for President!
By Brendan Loy
This evening, South Carolinians will see a Fred Thompson ad blitz:
NRO Peter Robinson calls it "straightforward, down-to-earth, and, in my judgment, utterly compelling." But will it be enough? The latest polls don't look encouraging. Whither Fred-mentum?
Speaking of polls, the latest one in Florida shows Giuliani in third place. And I had forgotten this, but the Sunshine State is winner-take-all, so Rudy's gotta win it; a close second does him no good.
By Joe Loy
WashPost columnist Ruth Marcus explains why the Dems can get gridlocked, too (and by all means read the whole thing for the 1984-and-related backstory). / Hat tip: Bob Lutts, CT political Oracle & peerless constitutional Constructionist :}. / Emphases added:
...Indeed, 2008 is looking like 1984 on steroids: For the poorly organized, underfinanced insurgent (Hart), substitute a candidate (Barack Obama) with the money and organization to compete with the establishment candidate (Hillary Clinton). For a front-runner about whom the party faithful are hardly enthusiastic (Mondale), substitute a candidate (Clinton) who has a loyal, energized following.
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