A look at the 08 Campaign

A pretty good analysis and look at the 08 campaign ...so far.

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Thusfar, Not Much Inspiring in the '08 Campaign

This is how the '08 Presidential primary race is shaping up on the Democratic side: Obama is running for President, Hillary is running against Obama and Edwards is running against Hillary. All tactics, no strategy, much like the Iraq War.

Almost every move Hillary has made seems designed to blunt Obama, who thus is setting the agenda and tone of the campaign.

Barack got into the race, and Hillary's timetable to enter accelerated. Obama goes to Selma to commemorate the famous march, and Hillary gets herself invited so as not to give Barack the stage alone. Then, she gets Bill to join her so as to compete for star power wattage.

Most recently, Obama has been compared, by others, to John F. Kennedy: young, bright, eloquent, charismatic, rock-star. So what does Hillary do in New Hampshire? She compares herself to JFK. A bit Nixon-esque---pronounced a statement he made himself as the Nixon corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. Usually, such comparisons are left to others to note, and comment upon. Hillary is smarter and more politically savvy than all this, but she appears at this early stage to be in the grip of her handlers.

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