Bill Clinton Redux

U.S News & World Report: Looks at the role of Bill Clinton in the 08 race and the effect on his wife, Hillary Clinton. One word comes to mind, disaster. The article has the regular Clinton hands who think that Clinton can turn it around, but they miss one thing, Obama will have won, he does not want Hillary Clinton as his VP and should Obama became POTUS he will want the stage to himself, not a share with Bill Clinton.

Jimmy Carter and the O8 Race

A few interesting articles on how Jimmy Carter has affected the 08 Race. Jimmy Carter is not one of my favorite former Presidents.

Washington Post: Looks at how both Obama and Carter had similar roads to the White House, but also how this was a weakness when you come to government. Is Senator Obama another Jimmy Carter, we all know how much a disaster that administration was to the the USA. Read of the Day.

Time: A very interesting article that looks at the idea that President George .W. Bush needs Senator McCain to win the general election as to allow him to follow in the footsteps of the Gipper. Reagan did something that neither Eisenhower or Clinton managed, his Vice - President won, Nixon went down to defeat to Kennedy and of course Gore was defeated by Bush. Reagan is seen as transformational President by Obama, while Clinton is not, in many respects the Campaign of 08 is more about Bill Clinton seeking a legacy after the failure of 2000. Also the article looks at both Obama and Carter and their campaigns, how they came from nowhere, but Carter won can Obama. Also Read of the Day.

More on that Beltway Book

New York Times: Has a low opinion of Scott McClellan 's book. If Mr McClellan was expecting a thank you from the Liberal New York Times he has made a mistake, all he has done is to confirm what the Liberal Elite think about Bush and his White House and shown his friends that he cant be trusted.

Slate: Shows that if McClellan was a Bush friend, then Bush 43 does not need any enemies. As with the Times the Slate does not have that much time for McClellan.

The Politico: How White House Press Core was not as surprised as the Bush White House by the book. The White House Press Core are never surprised!! The Politico points something quite interesting about the book, McClellan has a go at the Washington Press, Politico states the following, " Although McClellan writes in his book about how the press corps hammered away during Plame affair, he also slights the media for not being aggressive enough before the administration’s decision to invade Iraq. " The answer from the press and it has some merit is that you have to recall it was after 9/11, Bush could have invaded all the Middle East at the time and the public and the media would have supported the move, events change so do the perception.

Good Advice to Obama

New York Times: Ms Dowd has excellent political advice for Obama. Its simple, how to make sure Hillary Clinton is not your VP. At its core, " Follow the Money " to the Clinton Library. If in Obama Camp Read.

Florida and Michigan Redux

New York Times: Reports on the problem of Florida and Michigan for the DNC. Obama has to make sure that the States are seated at the convention, it 50 states after all but he cant give an inch to the Clintons or they will take all they can get, even the nomination. This is the time for Obama to show that he wants to be President, he has to take it, that's shows leadership.

The General Election - Gallup Tracking Poll

I am loath to do Presidential match ups before the Democratic Race is really over and the conventions but its interesting to look at the Daily Gallup Tracking Poll just before Obama becomes the nominee for the Democrats. In the Gallup Tracking Poll McCain leads Obama by 1%. Gallup has McCain on 46% while Obama is on 45%, thus we have recent attacks on Obama by McCain, wants him to go to Iraq to talk to the Army Commanders, while he states Obama's policy of talking to enemy nations while not USA commanders. This is a good old political method, define Obama before he can define himself, show him as a young, weak liberal leader, plus he is no Gore or Kerry, he has never served in the military. Watch the Gallup Poll to see if Obama is allowing McCain to define him before the Convention in August.