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  •  Considering (4+ / 0-)

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    Marie, IhateBush, Sandy on Signal, planetclaire4

    the two camps do not get along, I doubt this meeting will not happen unless one of them becomes President.  

    If that happens then this meeting will consist of one of two things:  Senate issues or Global Warming.

    Grandpa is mean and he smells funny.

    by MadAsHellMaddie on Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 02:53:01 PM PDT

    •  No I think the meeting happened already (2+ / 0-)

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      The Clinton camp made sure that Gore wouldn't run, and probably told him what he could expect if he did run (a very nasty personal battle).

      The Clintons are damn good and ruthless political operatives.  People talk about Karl Rove, but I think the Clinton machine is much better.

      John McCain's Something for Everyone Plan: Military draft for youth, SS benefit cuts for elderly, Middle Class destruction, stock market plunge for wealthy.

      by IhateBush on Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 02:56:30 PM PDT

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      •  Then why... (3+ / 0-)

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        hasn't Gore made an unequivocal statement about his possible candidacy.  If Clintons  convinced him long ago not to run, then he'd be out already.

        by rustydude on Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 03:05:21 PM PDT

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        •  Why should he? (2+ / 0-)

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          He has made it pretty damn clear to me that he isn't gonna run.  He wants his supporters to continue to be involved, not just for him.

          John McCain's Something for Everyone Plan: Military draft for youth, SS benefit cuts for elderly, Middle Class destruction, stock market plunge for wealthy.

          by IhateBush on Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 03:09:18 PM PDT

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      •  If they're better than Rove, (0+ / 0-)

        then it sure would be nice if they used some of that machine to really support progressive Democrats and the party as a whole, as Rove did with the GOP base & grassroots organization.  My take on this, though, is that they may be somewhat more effective than Rove because their machine's built for a two-person party more than a national one.

        "Conservative principles" are marketing props used by the Conservative Movement to achieve political power, not actual beliefs. -Glenn Greenwald

        by latts on Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 06:29:45 PM PDT

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        •  Actually Rove did not (0+ / 0-)

          he was interested in maintaining power rather than advancing conservatism.  Examples include the Medicare bill, W's massive spending, and supporting Arlen Specter over wingnut Pat Toomey (who almost won in 2004, and would have if not for Rove's intervention).

          Secondly, the Rethug base has been there for 25-30 years, and ours is just in its infancy.  We are where they were in the late 1970s.

          John McCain's Something for Everyone Plan: Military draft for youth, SS benefit cuts for elderly, Middle Class destruction, stock market plunge for wealthy.

          by IhateBush on Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 08:10:10 PM PDT

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