Scarborough: Gore, take the dive; throw your hat in the ring!

[RiverStone]

By Joe Scarborough
Host, ‘Scarborough Country’
MSNBC
Feb 27, 2007

Richard Nixon suffered quietly for eight years.

From the night of his 1960 loss to John Kennedy to the morning in 1968 when he learned he had barely beaten Hubert Humphrey, Nixon was a former vice president who believed that fate — and dirty politicians — had dealt him a bad hand.

Most of Nixon’s political team believed that JFK’s old man had stolen the 1960 election through mob ties and massive voter fraud that swung Cook County, which swung Illinois, which swung the election for Kennedy. The fact that many political observers at the time agreed with Richard Nixon provided cold comfort for the ex-vice president.

He wandered in the political wilderness for eight years.

Anyone vaguely familiar with Nixon’s long path to the presidency who was watching the Oscars had to be thinking that history was aligning Gore’s fate with that of the 37th president. And judging from my discussion with Joe Klein and Pat Buchanan last night on Scarborough Country, political experts are beginning to believe that Al Gore may be the last Democrat standing in 2008.

full OP here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17361718/

[WiseButAngrySara]

1. Huh?

Al Gore may be the last Democrat standing in 2008

[kstewart33]

2. Anybody can win a national defense debate with Guiliani.

He has absolutely no foreign policy experience - less than any present candidate. A few months of leadership of a large city after a terrorist attack in no way qualifies him to make major foreign policy decisions.

[ClintonTyree]

3. Is this Joe, "theres a dead intern in my office" Scarborough?

Although I do believe Gore is the best possible candidate for we Democrats, Scarborough's snarky comments about Carter, Obama, Gore et al. are totally unnecessary. Giuliani has more experience with defense than Obama? What the hell has Scarborough been smoking? McCain, OK, I'll give him that, but freaking Giuliani? :wtf:
Once again Scarborough demonstrates exactly how far his head is wedged into his own ass. :puke:

[RiverStone]

4. Agreed on the snarky comments part...

Though I think a true barometer for Gore's decision to jump in may rest more with how much support he feels he will get from rethugs and independent voters.

He has DEMS locked up for support. And on DU - GORE totally kicks ass vs everyone else (combined).

I just think as we see more NON lefties supporting Gore (even mildly), Gore will see that his appeal is now across the political spectrum. I think that more then anything, will kick him into the race.

GORE/CLARK 08