Comments on: At Iowa Caucuses, Politics Really Is Local

Campaigns And Their Supporters Undertake An Unprecedented Get Out The Vote Operation

[apolloknowsa]

Huck definitely is not presidential...sure, he is funny on late-night teevee and I would vote to keep him on last comic standing, but he is not fit for the White House.

We need someone who has experience in turning companies around, someone who can not only identify a problem but identify the solutions and the ramifications of the solutions. Instead of reacting, Mitt Romney anticipates not only the economy, but he understands how government interferes with innovation.

Many posters here said that the next boom/innovation will come from India or China. That will be true if you vote for Huckabee or some other person who will increase the size of government regulation.

Mitt understands that government can encourage good things, but usually gets in the way of private enterprise and prevents innovation. Boeing (I am from Seattle) built its entire Everett plant (the largest single-building in the world at the time) in less time than it took them to get permits for a 1000 square foot utility shed. I am not making this up.

We need our businesses to be nimble. Mitt will return us to the country of innovation.

[omega39-2009]

The economic bounty of the late 90s will not be repeated based on who we elect. They will only be repeated if another "big idea" becomes a "boom" again.

Posted by USAyesterday

And even if another "big idea" came along, it would be built in China or India. I''m still waiting for all those bio-tech jobs that Bush promised as he watched the technical and manufacturing sectors move overseas.

[samthetvcat]

"Barack Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton characterizes Obama%u2019s turnout operation as %u201Cmassive,%u201D though he declined to offer specific numbers."

Dang, that would totally blow if Obama gets beat because his campaign didn''t follow through with the ground logistics. The college set are basically kids who still need everything done for them and need for stuff to be ''fun''. They vast majority of them won''t show up unless all they literally have to do is actually show up.

[sgtrds]

Are you sure about this? I witnessed an attempt about 15 years ago in Germany when my friends and I were drunk. The cow was standing there, asleep, and my friend ran toward it with the intent of slamming it over with his shoulder. The cow heard him, awoke, then laid down. I said, "That''''s one smart cow".

Posted by mike71067 at 01:15 PM : Jan 03, 2008


Cows sleep lying down (I grew up in dairy country in a small Michigan town). When they''re standing in the field at night it may look like they''re asleep, but they''re actually quite aware of what''s going on around them. Besides, they''re too heavy to shove over, esp when awake. Cow tipping is one of those things everyone has heard of, but no one has ever really witnessed. Google cow tipping and see.

[roncraw]

Obama is the candidate of change? What a farce. Without a willing congress the only thing he can change is his underwear.

[usayesterday]

Good luck and may Hillary Clinton''''s campaign fade into the sunset along with her hubby, his fat ugly girlfriends, and the Bush crime family. . .

Posted by tuckerndfw at 01:34 PM : Jan 03, 2008
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Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it.

It seems many Americans were "sleeping in class" during the Clinton administration. They think another "Clinton" would repeat the bounty of the mid to late 90s. But another Clinton would only repeat the past seven years...

...actions and decisions made that are best for the special interests, and NOT the American people.

The economic bounty of the late 90s will not be repeated based on who we elect. They will only be repeated if another "big idea" becomes a "boom" again.

[mike71067]

"Republicans and independents who wish to support Barack can change their party affiliation at the polls to Democratic."
-Posted by barackoblogg at 02:01 PM : Jan 03, 2008

Uh, ok. I''ll get right on that.

[barackoblogg]

Supporters of Barack Obama who want to caucus but don''t know their caucus location can go to:

www.iowa.barackobama.com to find their caucus location.

Republicans and independents who wish to support Barack can change their party affiliation at the polls to Democratic.

6:30pm tonight!!!

[barackoblogg]

Supporters of Barack Obama who want to caucus but don''t know their caucus location can go to:

www.iowa.barackobama.com to find their caucus location.

Republicans and independents who wish to support Barack can change their party affiliation at the polls to Democratic.

6:30pm tonight!!!

[mandylou4u]

But Woolson acknowledges that the Huckabee campaign has little planned when it comes to driving people to their caucus.

Huckabee knows that the voters aren''t all stupid and could actually figure out that candidates are campaigning right now. Who the helll doesn''t know there is about to be a new pres.? We don''t need all these adds, it''s all a bunch of *** and a waste of money, at least Huck won''t waste the money if he gets in office. He''s proving that right now.