From this morning's edition of Meet the Press, the following discussion highlights the perilous state Republicans find themselves in with just 72 days to go until the election. I would particularly note conservative columnist Robert Novak's comment about George Allen "doing his best" to hand his Senate seat to Jim Webb. Keep talking, George!
MR. RUSSERT: None of us have a crystal ball, but educated hunch, 10 weeks out, House, Senate, what do you see?MR. NOVAK: Well, if the election were held today, I can+óGé¼Gäót tell you what+óGé¼Gäós going to happen on Election Day, I would say that the Democrats will win 25 to 30 seats in the House. All they need is 12. I don+óGé¼Gäót think it+óGé¼Gäós+óGé¼GÇ¥my hunch is they+óGé¼Gäóre not going to be that bad, but that+óGé¼Gäós+óGé¼GÇ¥they start, they start way ahead.
It+óGé¼Gäós hard for them in the Senate to pick up the six seats. You can even count to five and not get to six, but Senator George Allen of Virginia is doing his best to try to, try to make that sixth seat viable for a Democratic win.
MR. RUSSERT: Albert Hunt:
MR. HUNT: I, I am in the incredible position of agreeing with almost everything Bob Novak said. Look, there+óGé¼Gäós an anti-Republican political storm out there. It+óGé¼Gäós a level two now, that+óGé¼Gäós 20, 25 seats and three or four Senate seats. It may, by Election Day, be a level four, which point they+óGé¼Gäóll win this+óGé¼GÇ¥the Democrats will win the Senate and they+óGé¼Gäóll pick up+óGé¼GÇ¥there will be members of the House looking up bios on November 8 to see who they are.
MR. RUSSERT: Gene Robinson:
MR. ROBINSON: A long time between now and Election Day. I, I actually think it probably tightens up a little bit from what it looks like now. I think maybe the Democrats do get the House. I+óGé¼Gäóm not sure about the Senate despite all of the macaca in Virginia. We+óGé¼Gäóll see.
MR. RUSSERT: Kate O+óGé¼GäóBeirne:
MS. O+óGé¼GäóBEIRNE: Given the historic trends and the, and the mood and the president+óGé¼Gäós ratings, you+óGé¼Gäód certainly rather be a Democrat right about now, but the Republicans hope to devote September to talking about national security, which has benefited them in the past. Unclear if it+óGé¼Gäóll be enough, and they+óGé¼Gäóve got to turn out disenchanted conservative voters.
What else are the "talking heads" saying today? Please use this as an open thread on that or any other topic...
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If you haven't read Suskind's One Percent Doctrine, please do so. It's all laid out there: the misuse of intelligence to support policy instead of providing the facts on which policy is to be developed; the truly cynical distortion of facts and the outright lies to support the pre-conceived notions of an immature President. Given the symbiosis between Osama and Bush, we may even have a genuine terror attack or another one of those infamous videos from bin Laden.
I do not believe this election is in the bag by any means.
I expect candidates like Andy Hurst to take the fight to Tommy Davis. And Teddy is right, and according to whoever on the Meet the Press Show, the GOPers will be doing everything they can to scare the US public. The infamous Bush/Rove/Allen "Politics of Fear". Remember Allen has said he likes a good fight--he'll turn into a rabid racoon.(what he really means by good fight is that he'll lie, do and say anything for a victory) That being said, if we do gain all those seats we better hit the ground fast, the American public will expect that!!!!!!!!!!! Go Andy Hurst.