McCain’s Flip-Flopping…
Two more drop out…
Paul’s 10% and other thoughts
Paul’s 10% was not the glorious ending enthusiasts like myself expected, but on the other hand he reached the double digit number Fox said he would not reach. Will they still exclude him from the debate?
Another interesting dimension of the Iowa Caucus is that the independent vote went indisputably to Ron Paul with 29% in the Republican side and Barack won unanimously on the Democratic side. This may have severe ramifications for the New Hampshire primary where independent voters generally play a significant role.
Paul’s campaign needs to use all its energy and the millions in hand to invest in New Hampshire. If Ron Paul secures a third place in New Hampshire he will continue strong until February 5th. However, if he ends in 4th or 5th it will be difficult to carry on the enthusiasm. Here comes the Revolution to the Live Free or Die state!
Giuliani wants to declare war forever…
In Michael C. Desch’s long, but insightful article for the American Conservative, he details the vastly neo-conservative agenda surrounding the Giuliani campaign. He summarizes each prominent member of the advisory team on foreign affairs. Among them is the author of World War IV. Desch writes:
Podhoretz is the person whose presence has done the most to set in concrete the notion that Team Rudy is all neocon all the time.
Though some have attempted to distance the radical neo-conservative Norman Podhoretz from Giuliani, Podhoretz himself has no intention of distancing from Giuliani. Professor Desch writes:
Unfortunately, he (Giuliani) is of one mind with some of the most unrepentant, unreconstructed neoconservatives around. Podhoretz told the New York Observer that “as far as I can tell, there is very little difference in how he sees the war and how I see it.” If anyone thinks that neoconservativism is on the outs after the debacle in Iraq, they need look no further than the Republican frontrunner’s brain-trust.
The Dark Horse?
Writes Phyllis Schlafly:
Could Republicans be so divided going into the 2008 Convention that a dark horse could win the nomination?
This campaign is shaping up to a remarkable end. The dark horse Ron Paul may surprise on Thursday with a third place in Iowa–as Pat Buchanan and Tucker affirm. A third place would strengthen the campaign and call the attention of many undecided Republican voters. The possibility of a brokered convention is becoming a pundit’s dream.
Democrats are Stupid and Republicans are Insane
This is Vox’s new line, and now it’s mine.
Bhutto Dies in Suicide Attack
FORMER Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a gun and bomb attack.
Babar Awan, Bhutto’s lawyer, said: “The surgeons confirmed that she has been martyred.”
A witness at the scene of the attack said he heard two shots moments before the blast.
The United States condemned the attack.
Police said about 15 people had been killed in the blast.
