Isn't Gephardt the poster boy for Democratic failure?

[rumguy]

Yeah he's good with labor. And he's worked against a lot of the crummy trade deals. I like him for that. But where the fuck has been his leadership?

Under his leadership the House has done nothing but bleed seats to the repukes.

I would be shocked if Kerry picked him. Shocked and more than a little disheartened. I don't think Gep is a vote getter.

[swag]

1. I think he's a decoy put up by camp to

absorb Bush camp resources in opposition research, prep, etc.

[ibegurpard]

4. Fuck let's hope so

If I'm not excited about the top of the ticket I hope I can at least not be offended by the bottom.

[Walt Starr]

2. Yep

But who knows what evil croses the minds of presidential candidates?

:shrug:

[BurtWorm]

3. Just saw this on Matthew Yglesias's blog

http://www.matthewyglesias.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=3569

"Message to Kerry: Don't be a Dick.

"God, if his ego makes him pick someone more boring than himself...."

AMEN!

[FlashHarry]

5. Yep. And he knows he won't even win Missouri.

Talk about a political epitaph. Ugh. I say Edwards.

[Radical Activist]

6. Failed to stop NAFTA, WTO, GATT

Yeah, some friend. Gephardt did a lot for labor ten years ago, but he's long since sold out. Even the AFL-CIO had the sense and courage to oppose the war in Iraq. Gephardt's name is on the bill that approved the WTO, as Kucinich pointed out. I don't see how Gephardt makes anyone happy, except the establishment elite.

[Hornito]

7. Yes.

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