Fred Thompson
Will he run? 1
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Posted 3:01 PM on 26 Mar 2007
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caniscandida Posted 7:06 pm
27 Mar 2007
"the meek": ha!
Republicans never had no time for that kind, no way, no how. And it's in the Bible too, why they shoun't, case you din't know.
You know, though, although I am a basically yellow-dog Democrat (and no thanks, Little White Dog has made her intentions clear that she is going to sit this one out; but she is leaving the option open of accepting an appointment by the next administration as ambassador to Italy), I think if it came down to Hillary vs. Chuck Hagel, I would really be tempted to vote for Hagel, as things are right now.
Of course, I disagree with him on all sorts of things, including important things. But I like him, personally. And I strongly dislike Hillary, personally.
But this is New York: a vote for a Republican does not count. A vote for the Democrat does not really count either, for that matter. Everybody already knows how the election will turn out.
That is why I would like to pretend that I live with my parents in PA, a swingish state, at least for voting purposes. But my husband excoriates me whenever I raise the subject, calling me a liar and a committer of malfeasance, even treason.
Isn't it so cute, the idealism of the (once upon a time) young ...
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