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A number of notes today
37th District Still Running On Empty
Deadline Extensions For Personnel Violations
Watergate and Anonymous Sources
Sunday Morning
Another Week Flies By
Disaster Averted?
Where have all the promises gone?
Filibuster Battle Comes to a Head
Republicans Are Bullies

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Presidents in 2008 Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Right now, I wonder about the Democratic choices for President in 2008. Hillary Clinton campaigns for reelection in New York for the 2006 Senatoral race. She's raised a fair amount of money and has ramped up the attacks on the Republicans lately. Many watchers feel like she's gearing up for a run at the White House in 2008.

Others could be in the running too as John Edwards continues to work, even though he has no elected position.He's been working closely with the nonprofit group ACORN. And other names still float out there too, Joe Biden of Delaware, Evan Bayh of Indiana, and even John Kerry. I'd say you'll start see people looking into it further.

Evan Bayh is a 2nd generation politician, following in the footsteps of his father Birch Bayh. They both did a good job for Indiana and speculation on Bayh's run at the White House remains rampant. A story in the Indianopolis Star said as much today.
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    • Republicans are starting to lick their chops too. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is quite probable, although realistically, he needs to strengthen his Senate leadership to do much better. Chuck Hagel is another possibility and there are others.

    We shall see!


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     At 11:51 AM, Blogger Rachael Clark said...
    Ewww. Those Republican names just make my skin crawl. I'm not sure who I'd like to see run for president just yet. In Boone County, and even Northern KY, we're struggling to find ANYONE that wants to run for office in '06. I'm not sure why. It may be too soon after the presidential election. I am still wondering how this incompetent boob was reelected in the first place. Maybe other Democrats are wondering if we will ever be elected to an office again!
     

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     At 8:59 PM, Blogger Stithmeister said...
    Joe Biden mentioned today he was quite interested in the White House.
     

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     At 10:32 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...
    If we put a Clinton back in the White House, I'd want Bill. Hillary is too contentious.
     

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     At 5:01 PM, Blogger Ma Tiny said...
    So, I've started a list:
    Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator, New York 44%
    Approval rating: 65%
    Bankruptcy bill: did not vote
    War in Iraq: voted to authorize Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted to extend

    Evan Bayh, Senator 40%
    Weird stuff: voted for nuclear bunker busters. Voted not to pay for the war by reducing tax cuts for the rich.
    Approval rating: 67%
    Bankruptcy bill: voted to make bankruptcy harder
    War in Iraq: voted to authorize Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted to extend

    Russ Feingold, Senator, Wisconsin 39%
    Approval rating: 62%
    *Bankruptcy bill: voted to maintain prior bankruptcy standards
    *War in Iraq: voted against authorizing Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted not to extend

    Barack Obama, Senator 32%
    *Bankruptcy bill: voted to maintain prior bankruptcy standards
    War in Iraq:

    General Wesley Clark 26%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq: though not a Congressman, spoke against it

    Barbara Boxer, Senator, California 25%
    Approval rating: 51%
    *Bankruptcy bill: voted to maintain prior bankruptcy standards
    *War in Iraq: voted against authorizing Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.

    John Edwards, former Senator, North Carolina 25%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq: voted to authorize Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted to extend

    John Warner 24%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Al Gore, former Vice President 19%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Joe Biden, Senator 18%
    Approval rating: 65%
    Bankruptcy bill: voted to make bankruptcy harder
    War in Iraq: voted to authorize Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted to extend

    John Kerry, Senator, Massachusetts 17%
    *Bankruptcy bill: voted to maintain prior bankruptcy standards
    War in Iraq: voted to authorize Bush to use force if he deemed it necessary.
    Assault weapons ban: voted to extend

    Bill Richardson, Governor, New Mexico 11%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Mark Warner 11%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Harry Reid 9%
    Approval rating: 57%
    Bankruptcy bill: voted to make bankruptcy harder
    War in Iraq: voted to authorize Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted NOT to extend

    Nancy Pelosi, Representative, California 3%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:
    Bankruptcy bill:

    Kathleen Sebelius 2%
    War in Iraq:
    Bankruptcy bill:

    Tom Vilsack 2%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Dick Durbin, Senator 2%
    Approval rating: 50%
    *Bankruptcy bill:voted to maintain prior bankruptcy standards
    *War in Iraq: voted against authorizing Bush to go to war "if" he wanted to.
    Assault weapons ban: voted to extend

    Phil Bredesen 2%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Ed Rendell 2%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Rod Blagojevich 1%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Jim Doyle 1%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Mike Easley 1%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:

    Jennifer Granholm 1%
    Bankruptcy bill:
    War in Iraq:
     

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