Hell has offically frozen over

It snowed in Baghdad.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jW3GxloIao_SDQfJaOPCdr4CD0AAD8U3S3681

I'm not sure if that means we will now elect a woman or an African American President --- but surely this is a predicate for something.

My Hope for Hillary

Hillary may end up as the new Ted Kennedy. After his brother Robert's assicination, he was the heir apparent to the Presidency and spent the time from 1968 to 1980 either running or not-yet-running for the Presidency. But after his disatourous run in 1980 it was apparant that he would never be President.

But rather than sulk, he settled into what he has been for the last almost three decades -- one of the nation's truly great Senators.

Hillary has that potential. Imagine her, for the first time in her life free from running for the Presidency. She will also, like Kennedy, have a safe Senate seat. She can be free from being poll and advisor driven.

In her first few years in the Senate -- as part of establishing herself as a candidate independent and capable apart from her husband -- she made a tremendous effort to show what an adept Senator she could be. And showed a real talent for it. She was able to work effectively even with those who made their careers opposing her and her husband. She reveled in the detail work that many lesser Senators neglect.

So assuming she is not the nominee this time, check back here in 30 years to see if she has in fact become one of history's great Senators.

I do not want to contemplate her taking the other option that her loss would present to her -- thinking campaigns mistakes were tactical ones that she could correct the next time -- ending up running less successful race after race. So her choice would be between becoming Ted Kennedy or Harold Stassen.

Fun Obama Quote

"This feels good. It's just like I imagined it when I was talking to my kindergarten teacher."--

Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by the New York Observer, on his new status as Democratic frontrunner. Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has claimed that Obama has been plotting a presidential run since he was in kindergarten.

Ron Paul Experiment Continues

Now it has generated hits from Texas (I've been expecting that) Canada and Qatar. Amazing.

Ron Paul

Notes to New Parents

Anyone who has worked in Politics should understand parenting -- as soon as the baby is born -- remember they are the candidate and you are the staff. You should be used to unreasonable, self-centered demands at all hours of day or night --- catering to their every need, paying no attention to your own. And of course the sleep deprivation.

But remember that the election isn't going to be for another 18 years at least!

Ron Paul Experiment Update

The Ron Paul Experiment is working! So far it has generated random visits from Arizona, Massachusetts and Greece! So let's give it another try -- Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul.

And if you have found this blog through looking for Ron Paul, let us know with a comment. Did you look at anything else?

Ron Paul Test

My friend Tom told me that a post on Ron Paul, any post, will attract traffic to a blog. So I'm seeing if it is true. If I do get any random hits, I will post where they have come from -- I can track locality from Goggle which is cool feature.