Wednesday 2008: Random thoughts,

So when it all boils down I think because of the unpopular Bush presidency and corruption it is going to be 65% chance for the democrat's and 35% for republican's. If Hillary Clinton gets the D's nomination she will make it closer to even and McCain might give republican's a slight advantage.

The elections this year will be a big sign as to how things will go. If democrat's win a majority and push for meaningful legislation (health care, energy independent, real campaign finance reform) they will improve their 08 chances. If they get control and go after impeachment and other partisan attacks it will probably hurt them. If republican's maintain control they will probably loose the presidency, senate (in 08 rep's have 21 seats to protect while dem's have 12. This year dem's have one more than rep's and one indepenant) and the house in 08.

Some article's about candidates;

George Will is a conservative neo-con talking head. He wrote this article about Feingold. It is a slight hit piece and that is why I am putting it up. It seems the biggest point he has against Feingold is

"A good liberal -- the Senate's most pure, according to the liberal Americans for Democratic Action,"

First of all wasn't John Kerry the most liberal person in the senate last year? I guaranty whoever gets the democratic nomination will be labeled the most liberal whatever. It all depends on how you set the standards for the test. Then later on it the article he talks about how he has upset liberal groups with his vote for Roberts (you could also throw in his vote for Ashcroft). Sounds more like an independent to me.

Anyway this is the second article about Feingold that George Will has wrote and the first one wasn't even a slight hit piece. I wonder why George is so interested in Feingold.

Here is a article about McCain on lobbying reform. Granted this article half justifies his actions, but it also shows he is not as sincere as people think. Keep in mind McCain got involved in lobbying reform only after he was scolded for his role in the Keating Scandal,

In the late 1980s McCain was named in the embarrassing Keating Five scandal in which he and four other Senators provided routine help to Charles Keating, who was secretly manipulating savings and loan banks. The Senate ethics committee's special counsel concluded in 1991 that McCain was not substantially involved in the influence-peddling scheme, but criticized him and three others for "questionable conduct." McCain remained in the Senate and made campaign finance reform a key legislative interest.