Wednesday, May 21, 2003

"Handicapping the Democratic Nine"
The Curmudgeon directs us to the morning line on the Democrat presidential hopefuls. Here's a sample:
-DENNIS KUCINICH----700-1. Kucinich bankrupted Cleveland in his short stint there. His candidacy is bankrupt in this nine-donkey race. He is beyond the fringe and has absolutely no shot at even finishing this race.
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-JOHN F. KERRY----5-1. Kerry dreams of being Kennedyesque. He has a very wealthy wife, is able to raise money and has a fraction of name recognition. He has a very good shot in the democratic primary. He does come across as sleazy at times, and will say anything to anyone to get elected. Oh and if you listen to him for over fifteen seconds he will tell you that he served in Vietnam. If he pulls off the primary however, he could become Dukakisesque in the general election.
They're touting Joe Lieberman as the favorite. Hard to say, because collective delusion seems to be the Democrat specialty and Joe is clearly on the nearly sensible side.