tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post116455791732607086..comments2023-11-05T04:28:29.961-08:00Comments on Adventures in Capitalism: Dammit, Barack, I thought you were differentChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-1164579391493241342006-11-26T14:16:00.000-08:002006-11-26T14:16:00.000-08:00Good point! As a solidly Democratic friend of min...Good point! As a solidly Democratic friend of mine points out, "Every time we run a Southern governor, we win the White House. Every time we run a Northern senator, we lose. Why can't we figure this out?"<BR/><BR/>I don't know enough about Barack Obama to comment, other than to say that prior to the 2000 election, most press outlets portrayed George W. Bush as a non-partisan pragmatist who relished working with the opposition.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of whether you support or oppose George W. Bush, everyone can agree that this initial reading on his character was dead wrong.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-1164577908028003982006-11-26T13:51:00.000-08:002006-11-26T13:51:00.000-08:00For all his alleged eloquence, he strikes me as an...For all his alleged eloquence, he strikes me as an intellectual lightweight. He's definitely not the second coming of Daniel Patrick Moynihan.<BR/><BR/>Also, even if he beats the Hillarybeast in the primary, he'll lose the general election. Not because of his race, but because he's a Senator. He would do better to try a run for governor first.Foobaristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695839524769425977noreply@blogger.com