Race To The Finish

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41 Responses to “Race To The Finish”

1. James says:
   

   I’m Dominique and now I have nothing to write about!

   Obama’s people aren’t saying mean things about Clinton!

   Oh fuck it. I’ll bitch about that! I’ll just use it as another excuse to whine and pretend like Obama’s campaign was somehow dirtier than the Clinton’s, ha ha.

   You are such a trainwreck.

   May 12th, 2008 at 12:15 am
2. Jason330 says:
   

   Poor Domi.

   May 12th, 2008 at 12:20 am
3. Al Mascitti says:
   

   You still don’t get it. There’s a difference between saying “Hillary and her surrogates are racists” and “Hillary and her surrogates are saying things designed to play on racial tensions.” The first is absurd; the second is a good description of what Hillary and her crew have done.

   While it’s noble of you to declare yourself the “average voter,” I don’t think there’s much evidence to suggest that your reaction is at all typical or average. All you can truly say is that people like you won’t bite on the olive branch. Which means that sore losers won’t be a part of this year’s Democratic coalition.

   May 12th, 2008 at 6:48 am
4. J. Lyman says:
   

   Concur.

   May 12th, 2008 at 7:15 am
5. J. Lyman says:
   

   Concur with Al here.

   May 12th, 2008 at 7:15 am
6. Nancy Willing says:
   

   No grace, no shame, no nomination. Bob Herbert says it all in the NYT:

   http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05.....ref=slogin

   And we have said it here before.

   If Hillary doesn’t want to soon accept that she has lost and if she won’t work to bring the party together now and don the purple pants suit, then she and Bill were nothing more than ego-fucks after all, Donna.

   May 12th, 2008 at 8:40 am
7. Dominique says:
   

   Yes, Al, we’re sore losers. We couldn’t possibly have real feelings about the candidates or real opinions about the way the campaigns were run. It has to be about something other than not seeing Obama as The One because that’s simply unfathomable, so let’s stick with sore losers. It’s just so much easier this way. Perhaps you should read Nancy’s exhaustingly predictable link before you continue arguing semantics. Thanks, Nance, for helping me prove my point.

   As flawless as he is - especially compared to the lying, conniving, sinister ego-fuck that she is - it’s hard to believe he didn’t wrap this up ages ago. What’s wrong with people? WHAT’S TAKING THEM SO LONG TO GET IT???

   May 12th, 2008 at 10:36 am
8. LiberalGeek says:
   

   Why is it that when Hillary plays the gender card it is real and valid because there is no other way to interpret comments of the media and Obama supporters, but as soon as Bill Clinton says that it’s understandable because Jesse Jackson won there too It’s just Hillary being strong and fighting back. Or when Hillary says that Obama can’t get hard-working white voters she’s being somehow a fair dealer.

   I have seen a number of Clinton supporters that have been saying tha same BS talking points as you, Dom. But ALL of you seem unable to do the trick that you so accuse Obama fans of, self-criticism.

   You cry foul over Black people voting for Obama, and yet Hillary cannot close the deal with women. You cry foul over the fact that people can’t open their eyes to the fact that Obama is unelectable, while Hillary has a 45+ unfavorable rating. Clinton is running on the “I’m less shitty than the Republicans” platform.

   I am rapidly getting to the point that I want you to vote for McCain. I want you to suffer the pain that 4 more years of the Bush doctrine gets us. I want you to feel the pangs of regret as McCain declares war on Iran. I want you to cry when he nominates two more conservative judges and the Roe v. Wade debate is finally settled to the liking of the religious right.

   You may think I am being bombastic here, but I am telling you what I see coming down the pike as a direct result of you and the rest of the Hillary supporters cutting off your nose to spite your face. So by all means, vote McCain. Trash Obama for being too black, too elite, too shallow, too pretty and too liberal. But whatever you do, don’t come back on this site in 2 years crying about how terrible McCain and/or his successor turned out to be. We will all be here to remind you that these are changes that you hath wrought. All because you couldn’t get over yourself and your petty bullshit disagreements with Obama.

   May 12th, 2008 at 11:32 am
9. Liz allen says:
   

   Above and beyond her and her race baiting surrogates, the most arrogant comment for me was calling “Obama an elitist”. His mother was on food stamps, a man who organized community groups in Chicago, rather than go to Wall Street and become rich is an “elitist according to her”?. Clinton is truly an elitist..people should read her work as a campaign worker for Barry Goldwater purging blacks off voter lists. Its amazing to me that she and Bill closet republicans, right wing democrats who did more for the republican party…remember the welfare queens, Nafta, Cafta, and the workers got the shafta….I don’t know why they say that “women are supporting Clinton”, look at Obamas rallies…she has no claim on “women”! There are many of us over 50 who do not support her, for many, many reasons. I certainly don’t want to listen to the Rushs, Hannity lunatics for the next few years on the “bill watch”. Obama can never move forward with a Clinton as VP or even in his cabinet. She and Bill will be constantly pushing their agenda and nothing will get done. Obama must choose a person that will help him win more voters both democrat, progressives, independents and moderate republicans…Clinton would be a drag on his campaign.

   May 12th, 2008 at 11:47 am
10. Dominique says:
    

    LiberalGeek - Please don’t mischaracterize me. I have hardly been an apologist for Hillary Clinton. I have said many times that I support her in spite of her shortcomings. I certainly don’t deny that they exist, like so many Obama supporters do with him.

    As far as hoping McCain wins so I will suffer four more years of the Bush doctrine, I’m cool with that. McCain, unlike Obama, has a record of bipartisanship. I’m sorry that I’m not buying into the media spin of him being a repeat of Bush. Unlike so many of you, I’ve become quite skeptical of the MSM choice of candidates over the past decade or so, so please excuse me if I don’t let MSNBC and Air America tell me who to support.

    Trust me, there’s a part of me that wants Obama to win so that you guys can sit back and watch Carter revisited. Nothing like history repeating itself.

    May 12th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
11. Dominique says:
    

    You guys can get your panties in a knot about my post all you want. It doesn’t change the fact that it’s true. Dee Dee Myers made an excellent point today on Morning Joe. She said that every four years Democrats get hung up on the way the electorate SHOULD feel as opposed to the way the electorate DOES feel and it causes them to lose elections.

    It doesn’t matter whether you think Hillary, her surrogates and her supporters have outwardly been accused of racism, the fact is that many of us feel that way. Minimizing our beliefs as the petty actions of sore losers may make you feel superior, but you’re losing sight of the larger issue. This isn’t a matter of pettiness. These are genuine feelings. Until you grasp and respect that, your dream of unity has no chance.

    Hillary supporters (at least the ones I know) feel as though we’ve been betrayed by our own party and those feelings have spawned a level of resentment that is being directed at the Obama campaign. We have been bullied and shamed for our candidate choice for the past several months. Now we’re supposed to forget all that and come together to support Obama, regardless of what we think of his qualifications for the sake of the party? Please.

    May 12th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
12. LiberalGeek says:
    

    Hillary supporters (at least the ones I know) feel as though we’ve been betrayed by our own party and those feelings have spawned a level of resentment

    Welcome to our world. We have been betrayed by the DLC wing of the Democratic party for the past 20 years. All it has gotten us is George W. Bush, Iraq, and an electorate that is more interested in getting that last 2% of the electorate in two states to like them better.

    I fear that you have bought into the Republican narrative that liberals cannot win because the nation is too conservative. This is the beauty of what the right has been able to do. And they have convinced you that Real ‘mericans won’t vote for a black man, or a liberal, or a young man, or a woman, or whatever they want to throw up there.

    Obama will win because he has better ideas, he expresses those ideas better and that those ideas are based on conviction and analysis, rather than triangulation and pandering.

    May 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
13. Al Mascitti says:
    

    “We couldn’t possibly have real feelings about the candidates or real opinions about the way the campaigns were run.”

    Of course you could. And then you could conclude that another Republican presidential term would be disastrous. Knowing that, you’d still prefer to vote for him because of his “experience.” Yes indeedy, that’s my definition of a sore loser.

    By the way, my panties aren’t in a knot. Yours are. I just like pointing out how shallow your whining is and your absolute certainty that you know exactly what will happen if your warnings aren’t heeded — disaster awaits. Of course, there’s no evidence whatsoever that your head isn’t planted between your cheeks, but keep insisting, D — just like Your Hero, you think that if you insist a lie (or a prediction for the future) long enough, people will believe. “It’s true” is not a phrase that can be used when talking about predictions for the future behavior of the American electorate, and anyone with an ounce of intellectual honesty would know that.

    You employ the same horse-manure reasoning that the Dittomaster and his minions have used for years — “the sky isn’t falling yet, but it will any minute now!” It’s the failed political method, but people like you and Dee Dee Myers are wedded to it and can’t imagine any other way.

    By the way, where on God’s green earth would Dee Dee Myers find out what actual Americans think? She lives in Hillaryland, where all the people think Your Hero is the greatest thing since indoor plumbing.

    Finally, you reveal in your “understanding” of John McCain that you are a pawn and tool of the MSM you claim not to trust. He has made clear both his foreign and domestic policies. It’s pretty clear to me that you have a real problem with losing.

    And this quote — “Hillary supporters feel as though we’ve been betrayed by our own party” — shows me what I”ve been trying to figure out for weeks now: Where are you coming from? Now I see it — this campaign has been all about YOU. So, in the end, you’re just a garden-variety princess type. Hey, when we talk about unity, we’re only talking about people who can see beyond their own identification with a candidate. Doesn’t look like you’re capable of that.

    May 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
14. Pandora says:
    

    At some point, Dominique, you took your eye off the ball. This race, to you, seems to be about Hillary, and only Hillary. Perceived character traits trump issues. Healthcare, the war, the economy… these issues don’t seem to matter to you. I have continually said that I will vote for the Dem come November, no matter who.

    Your posts remind me of blackmail. “Pick my candidate, or I’ll make sure your’s loses.”

    Granted, if our positions were reversed I would be upset, angry, and yes, bitter. What I wouldn’t be was stupid. I would never vote for McCain… which seems a rather drastic length to employ just to say… I told you so.

    Go on, launch into your standard vague endorsement of McCain. (He’s strong, he’s experienced, he’s moderate) Funny, your support of him sounds very much like what you accuse Obama supporters. Pretty words without details.

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
15. Dominique says:
    

    OMG, Al. Perhaps a little decaf is in order, drama queen.

    “And then you could conclude that another Republican presidential term would be disastrous.”

    Immediately followed by:

    “I just like pointing out how shallow your whining is and your absolute certainty that you know exactly what will happen if your warnings aren’t heeded — disaster awaits.”

    I know how difficult it is for you, but try to be objective here. How is my attitude about an Obama presidency any different than your attitude about a Clinton presidency or even a McCain presidency? I don’t presume to know with any certainty what will happen. No more than you do, anyway. Maybe Obama will be a great president. Maybe he will lift our country to heights we’ve never seen. Sure, I could be wrong, but so could you. I don’t suppose you ever considered that, though.

    Jesus Christ, idiots, this isn’t about ME. It’s not about whining. It’s not about Hillary. It’s about the challenge your candidate will face in the general election. It’s about the Obama camp’s chickens coming home to roost, if you will. Your insistence on continuing to attack the messenger isn’t going to change the message. Nor will it get any of you any closer to that purple nirvana you eagerly await.

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
16. Al Mascitti says:
    

    Wow. Takes a lot of nerve — please don’t make the usual Hillary supporter mistake of mistaking that for “balls” — for you to accuse anyone else of being a “drama queen.” That’s your title, toots.

    Tested your reading comprehension lately? I said you “could” conclude, not “you would have to” conclude that a McCain presidency would be a mistake.

    “I know how difficult it is for you, but try to be objective here.”

    Huh? I’m no more than a lukewarm Obama supporter. I’m a helluva lot more objective than you are.

    “How is my attitude about an Obama presidency any different than your attitude about a Clinton presidency or even a McCain presidency?”

    My attitude about a McCain presidency is that he’d do the things he says he’d do. My attitude about an HRC presidency is that she’d do the things Democratic Leadership Council members do. My attitude about an Obama presidency is we have a hazier picture of what he’d do, which means there’s at least some chance of change.

    “Sure, I could be wrong, but so could you. I don’t suppose you ever considered that, though.”

    That’s just silly. I’m not the one making all the predictions, you are. Meanwhile, you’ve apparently never considered that some of us aren’t waiting for “purple nirvana.” I’m just sick of two things: negative campaigning and the Clintons. Since your reading comprehension isn’t so hot, let me repeat: “sick of,” not “willing to vote for a guy who wants to make the Bush tax cuts permanent.”

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
17. Al Mascitti says:
    

    By the way, could you please explain how those who disagree with you would be able to separate the messenger and the message, considering that your message is “I think you fools have doomed the Democrats”? As I noted, you’re relying only on your feelings and instincts for your views. I would posit that, in this case, the bias of the messenger has corrupted the message.

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
18. LiberalGeek says:
    

    Dom, so if we get into this and it is McCain’s chickens roosting, you will come back and see the logic in voting for Obama? Our candidate has just defeated the most recognizable politician running for president. He just convinced more people that his message was better than a carefully honed, polled, distributed and calibrated message from your candidate.

    Do you really think that the Republicans out there are going to flee their party to support the woman that they have called “cold”, “calculating”, “lesbian”, “evil”, “Godless” and plenty of other nasty epithets. She is radioactive for those people and they will rise up to put the stake in her heart, given the chance.

    The whole schtick that you trot out about Obama having electability issues shows a blind absolutism on your part, not the comparison that all elections are about.

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
19. Nancy Willing says:
    

    Now we’re supposed to forget all that and come together to support Obama, regardless of what we think of his qualifications for the sake of the party? Please.

    *
    No, for the sake of the country, yes.

    Think seriously about where we are right now. Our problems are a result of GOP + DLC politics. We have been sold out.
    Even a centrist should be uncomfortable with four more years of a fawning McCain morphed into a Bushco boy.

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
20. Dominique says:
    

    Pandora -

    Why would you reduce a person’s presidential choice to a petty “I told you so” vote? Do you really think that the 38% of NC Hillary voters who said they would vote for McCain over Obama and 17% who said they wouldn’t vote at all are just being petty? I expect it from most of the others, but you’ve always seemed pretty rational to me. Why is it so difficult for so many Obama supporters to understand that about 50% of the Democratic party doesn’t see him in the same heavenly light? It’s not a revenge vote. It’s about wanting someone who has experience, an understanding of Washington politics and a record of getting things done. I don’t see that in Obama and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone.

    Frankly, as noble an idea as universal healthcare is, I shudder at the thought of our government getting invoved with it - especially if it’s led by a novice who seems to think that just asking the pharmaceutical and insurance industries nicely will get it done. It has clusterfuck written all over it.

    Why don’t you guys give me the reader’s digest version of why you think your guy is the best choice. If possible, do it without trashing John McCain and without talking about how wonderfully inspirational he is. Do you even know what his economic plan is?

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
21. Nancy Willing says:
    

    It sure smells like Hero worship when you say that you can tolerate four more years of Bush policy as if to say that Hillary will win in 2012. It sure smells like the Clinton camp is indeed willing to sink the DEM nominee in order to fulfill a twisted dream that SHE will prevail eventually.
    And I was gonna give you the benefit of the doubt.

    May 12th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
22. Dominique says:
    

    OMG, the onslaught! Where to begin?

    Al - Sorry, but your post seemed a bit dramatic to me. I didn’t mean to imply in any way that you are a queen. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

    Here I thought that when you said “you could conclude…” meant “you could conclude…”. Huh. I guess it would have been a little bit easier for someone with my limited intellect to understand your point if you had just stated it correctly. For instance, if you had said “there’s no reason to think that a McCain presidency would be a disaster”.

    Liberal - Do you think he has convinced more people that his message was better or do you think he has convinced more people that his opponent is a crazy force of evil? If he had not been so successful in the latter, he would not likely have succeeded in the former. That’s pretty ironic coming from someone who is supposed to represent a departure from “politics as usual”.

    Nancy - Which DLC politicians got us to where we are? Which Democrats get your seal of approval? What have they done to try to reverse the trend? I’m not being snarky - these are serious questions. You are obviously better-informed than I am. Please enlighten me.

    May 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
23. LiberalGeek says:
    

    The right is the group painting Hillary as the force of evil, not me. I am giving your your argument right back at you. If you want to talk about electability, we know what Hillary looks like. She inspires evangelists to rise up from their wheelchairs to walk into the voting booth.

    Obama has stayed above the fray and attempted to bring every mudslinging opportunity into a policy discussion. Hillary has been the opposite. She would play along with all of the BS arguments that the media has trotted out.

    “Senator Clinton, is Barack Obama a Muslim?”

    “No. No, there is nothing to base that on. As far as I know.”

    May 12th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
24. Pandora says:
    

    Dominique, go take a stroll over to Hillaryis44.com or Taylor Marsh. The ‘I told you so’ prediction glee is pretty strong. Let me know what you think about calling Donna Brazille (sp?) a ‘brillo head’ or all of the other lovely adjectives attached to Obama supporters.

    Rational? Honestly, Dom, you are driving me crazy! My parents are HUGE Hillary supporters. They believe in her message and where she stands on the issues. My Dad is in mourning right now. My Mom feels very let down. However, they will vote for Obama.

    Your steadfast support of Hillary is something I can admire and relate to. Your vote for McCain I cannot understand. Please explain which of his positions you like and why. And, how, after supporting Hillary, you could support someone who disagrees with her on almost every issue.

    May 12th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
25. Dominique says:
    

    Nancy - As much as I would have loved HRC to have been president, I’ve come to terms with the fact that it will never happen. Not this year, not in 2012, not ever. Their name has been dragged so viciously through the mud in this election that I don’t think it’s realistic to believe that she could ever be given the respect that is necessary to win a presidential election. It’s a shame, too, because she would have been a phenomenal president.

    I would rather see her as Senate Majority Leader at this point. I doubt I could even support a “unity ticket” because I don’t have the energy for another decade of Clinton bashing. Hearing them get blamed for virtually every ill in the world has gotten so freaking old.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
26. Nancy Willing says:
    

    or do you think he has convinced more people that his opponent is a crazy force of evil?
    *’
    You continually seem to confound Obama’s ’supporters’ with his campaign as you imply that the candidate took any of the positions you cite above.

    I certainly have expressed that she is more out for herself and her (AKA the Clinton’s aka the DLC’s) agenda (the agenda that I claim that most of Bill’s 80 million in speaking fees has bought for her)
    She is experienced all right.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
27. Nancy Willing says:
    

    I appreciate that I was wrong in assuming that there was an Hillary 2012 527 exit strategy for the Hilliots.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
28. Pandora says:
    

    “… because I don’t have the energy for another decade of Clinton bashing. Hearing them get blamed for virtually every ill in the world has gotten so freaking old.”

    Funny, these were my exact thoughts last summer. I was weary, had defended the Clintons for years and just couldn’t do it again.

    My Mom said, “But she’s great!”
    I said, “Won’t matter. The republicans have been salivating over paying the Clinton’s back for years.”
    My Dad said, “The republicans have already gone through the Clinton scandals.”
    I said, “Won’t matter. If they can’t find new scandals they’ll make some up and all those people (Repub and Dem) who hate Hillary for ABSOLUTELY no reason will buy into the lies and come out en masse to do what they failed to do before… Beat a Clinton.”

    Her negatives are so flippin’ high, and I’m too weary. I’ve played this scene before.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
29. Dominique says:
    

    I don’t visit either of those sites. I prefer to stick with talkleft where discourse like that is not tolerated. That said, Donna Brazille is an idiot and a fraud. My understanding is that she helped craft the FL & MI debacle. Nevermind the mess she made with the Gore campaign. More importantly, she has been representing herself as an undecided superdelegate for months when she has so clearly been a huge Obama supporter. This is the best that the DNC can put forward as representation?

    I don’t know if I will vote for McCain in November. I may just abstain from voting for any presidential candidate altogether. I don’t know how I will feel by election day, but I can tell you that right now I can’t see myself voting for Obama. I just don’t get the feeling he has a real grasp of the issues or any real plan for how to follow through on his promises. I would rather tolerate one term of McCain and hope that either Edwards makes another go of it or maybe even Harold Ford (yes, a Blue Dog…eek!), if he could be convinced to come back into the fray. I always liked that guy - he seems very sensible and straighforward. Plus I like that he’s a fiscal conservative - something we desperately need in a president.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
30. Dominique says:
    

    Hilliots. That’s funny.

    Nancy - What do you think ex-presidents make in speaking fees? Do you think they get the standard $5,000? Look it up. Trust me, Barack Obama - regardless of whether he wins or not - will dust Bill Clinton’s numbers. Who cares, anyway? Is there something sinister about getting paid for speaking engagements or even getting rich from them?

    Pandora - Isn’t it crazy that it wasn’t the Republicans who ended up doing it after all? It was her own party. I have to admit, I didn’t see that one coming at all.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
31. Pandora says:
    

    Look, Dom. I like you. I guess that’s why I don’t understand how we came to be so far apart on this election. Suppose we tune out the rabid supporters on both sides out? Maybe we could meet for a drink. You have anger toward the Obama campaign, I have it toward the Clinton campaign, but do we really have it against each other’s candidates? Or their supporters?

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
32. Dominique says:
    

    BTW, Nancy, I don’t doubt that there are those who have a 2012 exit strategy - I even considered it myself at one point - I’m just saying I’m not one of them. At least not anymore.

    I used to get so pissed at my dad because he doesn’t usually vote. I once asked him jokingly if he had been disenfranchised and he responded that it was more like disenchanted. At the time, I couldn’t imagine what he meant. I genuinely enjoyed the political process - the us against them, the debates over ideas and issues. Now I totally get it. It’s not about ideas or issues or even what’s best for the country anymore. Instead it’s about who has the most money, who has the best sound bites, and who makes the most gaffes. The one with the fewest scandals, the prettiest smile and nicest words wins. It’s like a cheerleading competition. It’s sickening.

    May 12th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
33. James says:
    

    Dom 12:11: “Please excuse me if I don’t let MSNBC and Air America tell me who to support.”

    Dom 12:28: “Dee Dee Myers made an excellent point today on Morning Joe…”

    Hee hee.

    May 12th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
34. Al Mascitti says:
    

    Wow, your reading comprehension really is slipping. I wasn’t chiding you for calling me a “queen” but a “drama queen.” Big difference. I don’t care if you call me a queen. And while I can be a drama queen, I don’t think I’m outdoing you on this subject.

    So tell me, do you not think McCain will keep troop levels in Iraq where they currently are? Do you think he’ll let the Bush tax cuts elapse or try to make them permanent? You claim to want to talk about issues — where do you stand on these? Who better reflects your views? If it’s McCain, might I suggest you’re in the wrong political party?

    May 12th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
35. Dominique says:
    

    Al -

    I’m torn on how to go about withdrawing troops. I want this awful war to end as much as everyone else; I just wonder if either the Clinton or Obama plan to withdraw them rapidly is the best way to go about it. I know people love to throw around that 100-year war quote, but I think that’s an unfair mischaracterization of what McCain wants. He obviously knows the horror of war better than either Clinton or Obama. I think he wants to get out at least as badly as they do, but he wants to do it the right way so we don’t end up having to go back.

    As far as the tax cuts are concerned, I’d like to see them rolled back and then some. I know he’s talked about extending the Bush tax cuts. That doesn’t thrill me. I’d like to see a cut in corporate and small business taxes and a sharp increase in personal income taxes of those making > $250K (beyond rolling back the Bush tax cuts). CEO salaries are completely out of control - there’s no reason they shouldn’t be taxed more heavily and have some of thier loopholes closed as well. I’d also like to see them remove the cap in the social security, but only on the individual side (the matching portion paid by the employer should stay stagnant). Why should we only pay up to, what is it, $90,000? We’re living longer, so we’ll be collecting it longer. We could probably solve the social security problem just by removing the cap.

    May 13th, 2008 at 8:05 am
36. Dominique says:
    

    FTR, I see good ideas coming from both parties. I am a Democrat only so I can support Jack Markell and KHN. I had switched my registration to Independent last year because I no longer felt that the Democratic Party represented me. I will be switching back on September 10th.

    May 13th, 2008 at 8:08 am
37. Dominique says:
    

    I forgot about earmarks! I’d like to see them gone for good. Imagine what we could do if those funds were redirected to our educational system.

    May 13th, 2008 at 8:11 am
38. Al Mascitti says:
    

    Well, we agree on those issues. I guess the only one we can disagree on is Hillary vs. Barack. Wait, I know: Geno’s or Pat’s?

    May 13th, 2008 at 8:43 am
39. Dominique says:
    

    Geno’s, of course.

    May 13th, 2008 at 8:46 am
40. Al Mascitti says:
    

    Yes!!! I knew there was a reason I liked you.

    May 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am
41. Al Mascitti says:
    

    I should have made that clearer — I raised all my kids to know we are a Geno’s family. If they ever eat at Pat’s, I’d better not hear about it.

    May 13th, 2008 at 10:43 am

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