Speaking of political campaigns, a subject most facinating, what we are witnessing to our south is even more interesting than questions Iggeriffic. Consider this:
As this country's most outspoken and polarizing social conservative, the two-term Pennsylvania Republican senator has been in Democrats' cross-hairs for two years. Now they're moving in for the kill.Recently when chatting with a northern New Yorker mention was made that this year might well be the end of the thirty years of a particular brand of conservatism that began - people will shake their heads now in disbelief - with the rise of Jimmy Carter in 1976, when the words "born again" entered the political arena with legitimacy for the first time. It has been that long since I would have imagined conservatism as a general thing being able to be described as "on the run" as the quote above does. It has been a long time since the moral majority might not have enough votes. To be fair, these things certainly have natural cycles as no theme captures the public imagination forever, but that is perhaps especially the case after corporate and public scandal, after it becomes apparent that debt financing is all that actually gets trickled down.
But, as in most things, there is a penchant to count one's chickens before they are hatched. Needless to say I will be a gawking at the TV tube come election night. I'd have another US election pool but Kateland and I began our falling out over the last one, something I could not bear to repeat. But maybe I should. Maybe it is time. The Vote Master, after all, is back.
Comments
gr - October 24, 2006 9:12 am
Sure there is progressive momentum, but Dems better watch celebrating before the end of the eigth inning.
I'm not sure that those who are born again in politics are going anywhere, but continue to grow, and may change and consolidate tactics leading up to '08.
Didja like my tribute to Kingston, Gordo, Paul, Alan?
Trying to make up for all my anti-Canadianweather comments of yesterday.
gr - October 24, 2006 9:13 am
Hell. 'Eighth inning'
ry - October 25, 2006 2:23 am
(Thread jacking in process)
I feel pretty good about picking the Cards last weekend. Of course, there's still much baseball left to be played. At least Eckstein got some hits tonight. Some confidence could make that guy a tough out again.
Carpenter was money tonight.
Though I do have to ask what La Russa has against playing small ball this year? He used to suicide squeeze and play for the single run. What's up this year?
Man, I wouldn't want to be Zumaya if the Tigers lose the WS. They may just scapegoat him(like someone from the Cards who wound up pitching for the BoSox this year that Al ripped on near constantly).