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bedsitter23I mentioned the 2016 election yesterday with the assumption that the GOP will need a candidate. I completely forgot the Democrats will need someone.
This is probably the appropriate place to mention that Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will be headlining Iowa's biggest Democratic fundraiser, the Harkin Fish Fry. I know next to nothing about O'Malley, but if he's our next President, you heard it here first.
While Biden and Clinton rumors will always fly, former Iowa Governor and current Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has mentioned he might run in 2016. Vilsack planned a 2008 run, but was unsurprisingly a nonstarter in a field with Clinton, Edwards, and Obama.
I like Vilsack, and I think he a high ceiling. On one hand, he's a moderate Midwesterner, and maybe, he will be limited on a national campaign like Gephardt. Still, i think he has some potential to be a charismatic ex-governor a la Clinton, Dubya, and Huckabee.
Speaking of Democrats, the Indie Rocker-in-Chief is in Des Moines this weekend. I give him this title because he picked the Decemberists as his opening act in 2008. In Des Moines, he will be accompanied by Chris Cornell and the National.
I will take those bands over Night Ranger's Jack Blades,Taylor Hicks and Three Doors Down anyday. (Though, Trace Adkins pumping up the GOP crowd by playing his hit "Marry for the Money" seems oddly appropriate to the Right's message.)
Of course, I can't end without some mention of Clint Eastwood's speech last night (which you probably already know was a conversation with an invisible seated Obama),
Opinions will vary, but I liked Eastwood's speech. Granted, I liked Eastwood a lot, and I am not unopposed to doing something unconventional. Clearly, there are some major issues with it.
For starters, I think it was lost on some of the audience. Maybe it could have been done a different way, perhaps he could have addressed a picture. He also implies that Invisible Obama (who already has 50,000 followers on twitter) tells him (Eastwood) to go f--k himself.
At best (my opinion) Clint was compelling. At worst, he appeared a senile old man. In either case, by preceding Romney, he stole the night. While I am sure it seemed a good late-minute surprise, the timing of his "act" couldn't be worse. Although Romney's speech got good reviews (I tuned out), it seems a secondary story.
Ann Romney called Clint's act "unique", which is the same word you tell someone who has made a bad fashion choice.
Once again, I actually liked Eastwood (and it won;t convince me to pull the lever for Willard), but I've got a feeling that I am in the minority here.
This is probably the appropriate place to mention that Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will be headlining Iowa's biggest Democratic fundraiser, the Harkin Fish Fry. I know next to nothing about O'Malley, but if he's our next President, you heard it here first.
While Biden and Clinton rumors will always fly, former Iowa Governor and current Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has mentioned he might run in 2016. Vilsack planned a 2008 run, but was unsurprisingly a nonstarter in a field with Clinton, Edwards, and Obama.
I like Vilsack, and I think he a high ceiling. On one hand, he's a moderate Midwesterner, and maybe, he will be limited on a national campaign like Gephardt. Still, i think he has some potential to be a charismatic ex-governor a la Clinton, Dubya, and Huckabee.
Speaking of Democrats, the Indie Rocker-in-Chief is in Des Moines this weekend. I give him this title because he picked the Decemberists as his opening act in 2008. In Des Moines, he will be accompanied by Chris Cornell and the National.
I will take those bands over Night Ranger's Jack Blades,Taylor Hicks and Three Doors Down anyday. (Though, Trace Adkins pumping up the GOP crowd by playing his hit "Marry for the Money" seems oddly appropriate to the Right's message.)
Of course, I can't end without some mention of Clint Eastwood's speech last night (which you probably already know was a conversation with an invisible seated Obama),
Opinions will vary, but I liked Eastwood's speech. Granted, I liked Eastwood a lot, and I am not unopposed to doing something unconventional. Clearly, there are some major issues with it.
For starters, I think it was lost on some of the audience. Maybe it could have been done a different way, perhaps he could have addressed a picture. He also implies that Invisible Obama (who already has 50,000 followers on twitter) tells him (Eastwood) to go f--k himself.
At best (my opinion) Clint was compelling. At worst, he appeared a senile old man. In either case, by preceding Romney, he stole the night. While I am sure it seemed a good late-minute surprise, the timing of his "act" couldn't be worse. Although Romney's speech got good reviews (I tuned out), it seems a secondary story.
Ann Romney called Clint's act "unique", which is the same word you tell someone who has made a bad fashion choice.
Once again, I actually liked Eastwood (and it won;t convince me to pull the lever for Willard), but I've got a feeling that I am in the minority here.
