Reply #11: Agree mostly, but observation 4 is pretty strange. [View All]

I don't think Clinton is in any way a stronger candidate than other potential nominees. Obama and Biden are the two most likely to bring in the biggest swing voter totals. Clinton will do better at turning out both bases. I don't get Edwards's appeal at all, but apparently he's the one the Republicans fear running against the most.

And it'll be Romney this time, not Giuliani. America's mayor is ahead in the recognition polls, but his campaign is about to fall apart at the seams.

The idea that Bush can scrape up enough funds to keep the war running after Congress cuts off funding isn't rooted in reality. If Congress could muster the will and the votes to cut off funding, they could just as easily order the troops home. The problem is that they can't muster the votes to cut funding. Bush is holding the troops hostage over there and not enough representatives are willing to punish the troops for Bush's abuse of them.