How can McCaskill best help Obama?
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, (D-Mo) has been very active lately in her support of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, (D-Ill.).
The Missouri Democrat has readily appeared on nationwide television and radio broadcasts, touting the benefits and reasons why Obama should be the nation’s next president.
According to a story in Wednesday’s Post-Dispatch, her increasing prominence as one of a handful of top surrogates in Obama’s presidential bid is increasingly being asked to appear on TV and campaign-trail appearances, as well as behind-the-scenes advice.
“She’s someone we have no hesitance in putting on TV or on the road because she understands and reflects the message of this campaign perfectly,” said David Axelrod, Obama’s chief campaign adviser. “She makes sense. She doesn’t sound like the typical Washington palaver.”
“She was with him early. She reaches out to women, which he needs to do after defeating Hillary Clinton and she’s from a swing border state,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Peter Fenn, a Democratic strategist not affiliated with the Obama campaign, said McCaskill’s surprise endorsement last January helped cement her role in the operation.
All this has created new rumors about her prospects as a vice presidential candidate, and she’s repeatedly appeared on lists of possible choices.
Will Claire McCaskill be a plus or a minus for Obama’s campaign?
“wars tend to be better for economies” -Tim
This guy is either:
A. a troll
B. a complete moron
whoever this guy is voting for, i will certainly vote for the other candidate people like tim scare me. Who knew there were such idiots left in this world
no wonder people stopped replying to him LOL!
Good post first tom.
Still waiting on D Walker’s link to Saudi trillion dollar accounts, Alice to answer what ended the Great Depression, and Aaron to link us to the story about “billionaire U.S. divestment”.
Maybe we will see if frommin can post something on how war is not good for the economy…
Quick note to FROMMIN AND OTHERS who took issue with TIM for his comment about war being good for the economy. The good Jusuits taught us in high school that the US entry into WWII helped to get the nation’s economy back on its feet.Although just 10 years before jobs were very difficult to come by, with WWII a job for nearly everyone who wanted one was available. With the creation of 17 million new jobs during the war, workers were afforded the opportunity to pay off old debts, as well as to begin saving some of their earnings.
Maybe this historical reference was the basis for Tim’s comment, plus the obvious limited trickle-down effect that even the current war(s) have on the economy.
“what ended the Great Depression”
here, i’ll do it for her…
THE NEW DEAL.
“The good Jusuits taught us in high school that the US entry into WWII helped to get the nation’s economy back on its feet.”
hahahah
nice!
Thats just a kind way of saying Tim never made it past high school!
The New Deal ended the Great Depression?
Bwahahahahahahaha!!
You guys gave Tim trouble for his assertion that War benefitted the economy and Alice pointed to the Broken Window Fallacy. The New Deal is a shining example of the BWF.
You wanna know what ended the Great Depression? Or any recession we’ve had since then? Listen up. The American spirit and the business cycle. Good night everyone.
Careful there Allen T, I’m sure Alice wouldn’t want you speaking for her since you are incorrect. In fact, if anything is related to the “broken window” theory it is government public works programs. WWII pulled the world out of the Great Depression. No one is claiming that was the best way to do it of course, but the results speak for themselves none the less.
Does three out of four posts in a blog belonging to one person constiture them being a troll? Just curious on the definition…
davel, I don’t think that was Ryan’s point. If it was I’m sure he will let you know.
“You wanna know what ended the Great Depression? Or any recession we’ve had since then? Listen up. The American spirit and the business cycle. Good night everyone.”
Anyone who attributes the end of the depression to The American spirit” should be put in a asylum.
“The American spirit” is total BS. Like somehow “spirit” is going to solve problems.
Thats just plain stupid. i bet you are one of these nutjobs that believes in the “invisible man in the sky” as well.
Money and a willing party to inject it into the economy solved the great depression.
Politics hasn’t changed, we inject borrowed money into the economy to this day.
The great depression was solved by assloads of money.
Money solves EVERY problem from cancer and aids to depression and war.
Dave:
My intent was not to suggest that Tim did or did not graduate high school. And I really don’t follow the logic of your comment. Would you please explain? In my business, I talk straightforwardly with my patients, and I’m often lost when it comes to communicating or even interpreting subtleties and innuendos. (I’m a Lucille Ball vs. a Woody Allen fan.)
Breaking News
( Chicago ) Insiders at the Obama campaign staffers say that he has decided on Claire McCaskill “because she thinks along the same lines and can help articulate his issues”. The announcement will come by the end of July……
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