Gene Lyons: 'Tout sheet for 2004 Democratic race'

[realFedUp]

This is on www.smirkingchimp.com today...

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/print.php?sid=13646


By Gene Lyons

Here's how it looks:

*Howard Dean: 4-1. Early speed in Iowa, neighboring New Hampshire. Fades in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri on Feb. 3, Virginia & Tennessee on Feb 9. Anybody-but-Dean sentiment rises in backstretch.

*Dick Gephardt: 6-1. Strong in Iowa, wins native Missouri, union-dominated Michigan on Feb. 7, but could be out of the money before Super Tuesday, March 2.

*Wesley Clark: 5-1. Must finish third behind New Englanders in N.H., win in S.C., Virginia, Tennessee. Needs to act more like general, less like henpecked sitcom Dad.

*John Kerry: 12-1. Must do better than expected in Iowa and N.H., or pressure will build for him to pull up by mid-March.

*John Edwards: 30-1. Dynamite in the paddock, weak on the track. Must defeat Clark in early Southern contests to remain viable.

*Joe Lieberman: 50-1. Unpopular with Dem bettors due to no show in 2004 Cheney debate, softness during Florida debacle.

*Al Sharpton, Carol Mosely Braun, Dennis Kucinich: 1000-1. Clear the track for the real horses, you fools.

*Hillary Clinton: 100-1. A sucker bet. Dream on, Karl Rove. She ain't running.

*Al Gore: 10-1. The Washington press would hate it, but Honest Al could plod home a winner in the event of a nine horse pileup on the clubhouse turn.

(I would bet Lyons is a Kerry man)

[Dudley_DUright]

1. Nope, I think Lyons is a Clark man

He has written several editorials already with high praise for Clark(they are both from Arkansas).

[realFedUp]

2. Ahhh..ok

Like to know where our pundits stand. thanks DD

[Screaming Lord Byron]

3. "Needs to act more like general, less like henpecked sitcom Dad."

My god that's perfect. Don't flame me, I really like the guy and would vote for him, but that's perfect.

[realFedUp]

4. Actually, his "Father Knows Best" attributes are what I like

Not the ex-general in the killing fields.
I think his handlers dressed him to appeal to
that softer side of voters last night...

Too bad Dennis showed up wearing the same outfit

[Kahuna]

5. I thought it was cute. Now that I think about it...

Clark does have a Ward Cleaver-ish quality. And I luved Ward too! :smoke:

[realFedUp]

6. lol

I bet the softer side isn't what's driving your support
Kahuna...

[Kahuna]

7. Every side drives my support. I like everything...

about WK. I think he is the ideal man... Ward Cleaver, if you will. I think Clark should be cloned so that every woman can have one. :7

P.S. If Clark is Ward, does that make Dean, Eddie Haskel? :evilgrin:
Dennis K. can be the Beav, and Edwards can be Wally. Sharpton can be Lumpy. Gephardt is Whitey. And Lieberman can be Larry Mondello. }(