Comments on: Ebbs and flows http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FbL http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-418475 FbL Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:15:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/#comment-418475 [hit return too soon] Though she didn't vote for Clinton, she had good hopes for him. That Arkansas trip left her much less optimistic. [hit return too soon] Though she didn’t vote for Clinton, she had good hopes for him. That Arkansas trip left her much less optimistic.

]]> By: FbL http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-418474 FbL Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:13:44 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/#comment-418474 <i>As someone who lived in Arkansas for 25 years, I’d caution both parties never to vote for an Arkansas politician for president.</i> My mother had a business convention in Little Rock shortly after the '92 election. She was surprised to find when she mentioned to locals how proud they must be of Clinton she usually got statements along the line of "We can't believe y'all fell for it!" The more garrulous would go on to tell 1st and 2nd-degrees of separation stories of rude/shady dealings regarding the Clintons, with the caveat that they weren't any different than the rest of the scoundrels "governing" Arkansas. As someone who lived in Arkansas for 25 years, I’d caution both parties never to vote for an Arkansas politician for president.

My mother had a business convention in Little Rock shortly after the ’92 election. She was surprised to find when she mentioned to locals how proud they must be of Clinton she usually got statements along the line of “We can’t believe y’all fell for it!” The more garrulous would go on to tell 1st and 2nd-degrees of separation stories of rude/shady dealings regarding the Clintons, with the caveat that they weren’t any different than the rest of the scoundrels “governing” Arkansas.

]]> By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-418473 MaxDamage Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:05:19 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/#comment-418473 Another interesting point, all are sitting US Senators. The last Senator to jump directly from the Senate to the White House was Kennedy, and none of these quite have that whole Camelot thing going on. You have to go back to Harding in 1921 for a repeat. Compare against the number of governors who have left their state mansions for the White House. Carter, Clinton, G.W. Bush, and to some extent Nixon as well. Not saying history will repeat itself, but being in the Senate doesn't seem to equate to experience in the mind of the American voter. The match-up of Bob Dole vs. Bill Clinton is but one example where years of Senatorial experience and vast name recognition across the nation wasn't enough to overcome a personable governor. - Max Another interesting point, all are sitting US Senators. The last Senator to jump directly from the Senate to the White House was Kennedy, and none of these quite have that whole Camelot thing going on. You have to go back to Harding in 1921 for a repeat.

Compare against the number of governors who have left their state mansions for the White House. Carter, Clinton, G.W. Bush, and to some extent Nixon as well.

Not saying history will repeat itself, but being in the Senate doesn’t seem to equate to experience in the mind of the American voter. The match-up of Bob Dole vs. Bill Clinton is but one example where years of Senatorial experience and vast name recognition across the nation wasn’t enough to overcome a personable governor.

– Max

]]> By: SoCal Pir8 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-418472 SoCal Pir8 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:50:49 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/#comment-418472 DEfeatocrat experience? Hildabeast - Lawyer, First Lady, Senator with no major legislation submitted nor passed. Barry - Lawyer, Senator w/3 years OJT. Breck Girl - Slimy, ambulance chasing lawyer, 1 term Senator. Am I missing something here? DEfeatocrat experience?
Hildabeast – Lawyer, First Lady, Senator with no major legislation submitted nor passed.
Barry – Lawyer, Senator w/3 years OJT.
Breck Girl – Slimy, ambulance chasing lawyer, 1 term Senator.
Am I missing something here?

]]> By: AW1 Tim http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-418471 AW1 Tim Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:20:56 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/#comment-418471 Heh, Ron Paul, the GOP's version of Dennis Kucinich. :) respects, Heh,

Ron Paul, the GOP’s version of Dennis Kucinich. :)

respects,

]]> By: PingJockey http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-418470 PingJockey Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:09:14 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/ebbs-and-flows/#comment-418470 Ron Paul baby. He is getting the cash but will that move him in polls? Ron Paul baby. He is getting the cash but will that move him in polls?

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