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A prediction (of sorts) September 20, 2011 9:36 am TB

Getting out on the end of the branch here, but…

I wonder if Obama is even going to be the Democratic candidate next year.

Nothing sinister, but I’m wondering if he’s going to be primaried, or even decide (like LBJ) that he doesn’t want the job all that much any more.

His faith that anything he says is going to be accepted as gospel is being severely tested, and frankly the guy is getting a bit crispy around the edges.

Tack this to the refrigerator. Let’s see what happens.

  • Anything's possible, I guess. But I tentatively disagree. It's a long time before the election and anything can happen. Obama ... by ER 2011-09-20 11:24:08
    • Watched Noam Chomsky the other evening. He said that the very rich vote to stay very rich, but they ... by bowser 2011-09-20 22:31:59
      • I wish I shared your optimism. The IQ over 80 plus morals cohort may be the majority, but the majority ... by ER 2011-09-21 04:38:04
        • PS. Beware of Chomsky. He's smart, but he's also crazy. He's sort of a lefty Krauthammer. by ER 2011-09-21 04:43:06
          • Huh. I don't see the meanness and hostility in Chomsky I do in Krauthammer. And you must know ... by bowser 2011-09-21 06:56:15
            • "People can look at the same thing and see different realities." Liberals know that, but Conservatives refuse to believe it. Chomsky is ... by ER 2011-09-21 09:33:30

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