The same liberal Time writer that applauded Barack Obama's boycott of Fox News debates is now broadcasting his dream ticket in 2008: Obama for POTUS with Iraq war critic/potential Bush impeachment proponent proponent Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as vice. Today at Time magazine's "Swampland" blog, Joe Klein wrote:
I've always had this sneaking suspicion that John Kerry asked the wrong Republican to join his ticket in 2004, that Chuck Hagel would have said yes, that a Kerry-Hagel ticket would have won. Now we have Hagel hinting at a 3rd party run. So, with apologies to, uh, Hegel:
Thesis--That Chuck Hagel is a terrific national resource, a decorated veteran of Vietnam who has taken a courageous path away from his party on Iraq...and who really understands national security and foreign policy.
Antithesis--That Third Party talk is futile, especially if you don't have a fortune like Perot's or Bloomie's, which Hagel doesn't.
Synthesis--An Obama-Hagel ticket. (Or a pick-your-democrat -Hagel ticket)
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Joe Klein sounds like the typ
May 14, 2007 - 17:47 ET by Gat New YorkJoe Klein sounds like the typical fan that calls into a sports talk show and proposes a half dozen trades that make no sense.
Exactly what appeal does Chuck Hagel have with any group of voters that he thinks he can make any kind of a run for President?
Anyway, scenarios with Barry O'Bama are becoming more and more remote.
Great analogy, Gat NY. In f
May 14, 2007 - 21:15 ET by GalvanicGreat analogy, Gat NY. In fact, the premature start of the '08 Presidential Campaign, combined with the unquenchenable thirst of 24/7 cable news for political drama aired as part-soap opera/part-horse race, have created that sports talk environment. It's not unlike the build-up to that great quasi-sports "nothing event": the NFL Draft. Hours and hours are spent speculating on who will draft whom and when, and what will be the impact on the teams, etc., and what were the great draft picks of the past, etc.
As you duly noted, this Obama/Hagel fantasy seems like an off-the-wall 'prediction' designed to fill magazine space with the Election still 19 months away. It's meaningless, and even Klein probably realizes that by the fall of '08, no one will recall his ridiculous analysis.
Oh, yeah, the thought of Ch
May 14, 2007 - 22:01 ET by motherbeltOh, yeah, the thought of Chuck Hagel in ther race really gets everyone's heart pounding!! LOL!!
There are certain liberal com
May 14, 2007 - 17:50 ET by buddycThere are certain liberal commentators/writers that while I might not agree with them, I respect them. My reasons for giving respect are based upon intelligence, integrity, independence of political agenda and talent. I don't have respect for Joe Klein. I could care less what he has to say about anything.
I agree buddy.Mr. Anonymous i
May 14, 2007 - 18:00 ET by bigtimerI agree buddy.
Mr. Anonymous is just that to me....always has been.
Liberal reporters just swoon
May 14, 2007 - 18:40 ET by SMGalbraithLiberal reporters just swoon over "maverick" Republicans.
Thinking with his heart over his head, Klein ignores the fact that on just about every domestic issue (and for most foreign policy ones outside of Iraq) - from abortion to taxes to spending - Hagel is the antithesis of Obama. Hagel's ACU (American Conservative Union) rating is a lifetime 86 (95 in 2005) while Obama's is an eight. Eight.
The liberal ADA gave Hagel a 10 rating last year while Obama scored a perfect 100.
Look, Felix and Oscar were very entertaining; but I wouldn't want them running the country.
Seems how the Dems always run
May 14, 2007 - 18:56 ET by InsufficientContextSeems how the Dems always run a campaign platform that is the direct opposite of the Republicans, what the hell would the hybrid platform be? It would truly be a one issue campaign(a half issue campaign if you factor in the chances of a Democrat actually coming up with a plan, rather than a talking point). I say go for it. Maybe we'll see Nader break into the double digits after all.
"The President, Vice P
May 14, 2007 - 20:31 ET by Night Watchman"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United
States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction
of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Once lying about an affair under oath is added, everything else is too.
What does that have to do w
May 14, 2007 - 22:02 ET by motherbeltWhat does that have to do with anything?????????????
It's heat stroke caused by AG
May 14, 2007 - 22:04 ET byIt's heat stroke caused by AGW
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Nothing, motherbelt. He's just trolling
May 14, 2007 - 22:06 ET by RJNothing, motherbelt. This guy's a troll...he has nothing intelligent to say, so he's trying to stir things up with inane posts.
How about handing over our nu
May 14, 2007 - 23:00 ET by dahliatraversHow about handing over our nuclear technology to our enemy?
How about accepting obscene amounts of illegal campaign contributions from the army of our enemy?
How about bombing a pharmaceutical factory on the eve of your girlfriend's testimony before a Grand Jury?
How about knowingly sending your Cabinet out to the press corps to lie for you?
How about pardoning legions of scum not out of a sense of justice but strictly for personal and political gain?
NW,"Once lying under o
May 15, 2007 - 11:38 ET by MightyMouthNW,
"Once lying under oath is added, everything else is too."
I pulled "about an affair" out of your statement. Dose it make any less sense to you now?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
One Good Point
May 15, 2007 - 07:47 ET by allanfOne good point here. Hagel should give serious thought to switching parties. It will save the Republicans a primary fight in Nebraska in 2008.
I think Hagel is down 9 point
May 15, 2007 - 09:49 ET by paperheadI think Hagel is down 9 points to his Republican challenger in the primary. If he can't even win re-election in his own state, how the hell does Klein think he'll help Obama? Not that I want Obama to win and nor do I think he is so stupid to pick Hagel as a running mate anyway. Either, Klein is doing some serious drugs or he has become mentally unstable, but who cares either way?
I'm dreaming of a Clueless-Se
May 15, 2007 - 11:13 ET by RackieI'm dreaming of a Clueless-Self-Absorbed Ticket. If you're gonna dream, dream big.