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Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

Sam Stein at The Huffington Post clearly illustrates something I was thinking about last night while watching Sen. McCain’s “speech.”

Republicans this year can’t come up with their own message. They are grasping at straws and now, just directly biting what works for the Democrats.

Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

I actually feel kinda bad for the old codger. He’s just trying to get with what the youth is doing, what with our space travel and our internet and our historical candidate. It’s kinda cute when you think about it.

It’s too bad for McCain that his public record clearly shows he isn’t a change candidate.

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Detroit Red Wings Win The Stanley Cup

Not the Caps (we’ll get them next year) but hey, at least it wasn’t Pittsburgh!

Obama clinches the nomination, and the Red Wings go into Pittsburgh and force their fans to watch them hoist the Cup on their home ice.

It’s been a good week!

Tomorrow I go back to not liking the Red Wings, but tonight I thank them for defeating the hated Penguins.

Is it October yet?

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Barack Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee

Barack Obama has clinched the requisite (and ever-moving) “magic number” and is the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the Unites States of America.

This is an historic night, which will be out-historied at the end of August, and again on Election Day.

I can’t wait for national debates to begin. I’m ready to be done with the in-fighting and bickering between the old and the new within the Democratic party and I’m ready to start the fight between the old and the new on the national level.

Hope has won the day. Hope will win the war.

FIRED UP!

READY TO GO!

Obama ‘08!

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Contact Juggling

I’ve always wanted to learn how to do this. This guy is incredible.

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Finally!

Today is the last day of the democratic primary season.

Sen. Clinton is expected to “acknowledge” that Sen. Obama “has enough delegates to win” — anything not to concede. (EDIT: Clinton Campaign Chairman says reports that she’ll concede are 100% false… Told ya.)

My expectation is that she will “suspend” her campaign and fight in the credentials committee over Michigan (though it will make no difference to the outcome).

I think it is inevitable that she will be on the ticket, and I think I’ve come to terms with that. For one thing, I think it is the only way we can count on her working as hard as she can to get Sen. Obama elected. If she isn’t on the ticket I just don’t see her working as hard. I would expect her to lay low, hope Sen. Obama loses and run on the “I told you so” platform in 2012.

Maybe I’m just too cynical. And maybe the mainstream media will now pay some attention to Sen. McCain’s numerous screw-ups.

Regardless, I’ll be voting democrat for President. With or without Sen. Clinton on the ticket.

Now back to sitting her waiting on building inspectors to get to my apartment. They should have been here an hour ago.

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