https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/10/metaphor-for-the-republican-primary/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:20:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/10/metaphor-for-the-republican-primary/#comment-9391 TB Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:33:15 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5862#comment-9391 It's the Circular Firing Squad that's annoying me right now. This should be so damn easy. For the metaphor to be more accurate, those should be rabbits hauling the bison down, not wolves. It’s the Circular Firing Squad that’s annoying me right now. This should be so damn easy. For the metaphor to be more accurate, those should be rabbits hauling the bison down, not wolves.

]]> https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/10/metaphor-for-the-republican-primary/#comment-9388 Jody Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:10:53 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5862#comment-9388 As we listen to the media tell us how goofy the Republican presidential field is, it's worth reflecting on the Democratic field of 4 years ago: John Edwards, Joe Biden, Barrack Obama, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton. 2 are looking at jail time, Dodd skipped re-election because of a brewing countrywide mortgage scandal, Hillary was there only because of her last name, Biden, heh heh, and we know the story on Obama in hindsight. As we listen to the media tell us how goofy the Republican presidential field is, it’s worth reflecting on the Democratic field of 4 years ago: John Edwards, Joe Biden, Barrack Obama, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton. 2 are looking at jail time, Dodd skipped re-election because of a brewing countrywide mortgage scandal, Hillary was there only because of her last name, Biden, heh heh, and we know the story on Obama in hindsight.

]]> https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/10/metaphor-for-the-republican-primary/#comment-9387 ER Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:46:50 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5862#comment-9387 I disagree. The process does look like a clown car caper, but I'm not sure the typical Democratic field in similar circumstances wouldn't be just as dysfunctional and hilarious. It would just be for different reasons. I disagree. The process does look like a clown car caper, but I’m not sure the typical Democratic field in similar circumstances wouldn’t be just as dysfunctional and hilarious. It would just be for different reasons.

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