XNavyGunner
12-10-2003, 06:16 AM
Monday, Dec. 8, 2003 11:05 p.m. EST
Gore's Endorsement Slaps Bill & Hillary
While the press is focusing on Al Gore's endorsement as a slap in the face to the ever-so-loyal Joe Lieberman, the real story is about Gore's real target: Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Gore is expected to endorse Dean in Harlem, of all places, the adopted home of Hillary and Bill, where the former president's office is situated.
Clearly, Gore knows that Bill and Hillary are trying to stop Howard Dean.
And Dean has made no bones that he'll fire DNC Chief Terry McAuliffe, handpicked by the Clintons.
It's also no secret that the Clintons urged Wesley Clark to run in an effort to stop Dean's momentum, and helped raise his initial funds. Top Clinton aides run Clark's campaign.
And the Clintonistas who don't work for Clark, like Hillary strategist Harold Ickes and former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, have begun trashing Dean as unelectable in published interviews.
Apparently, Gore would have none of it. He is backing Dean, and early, before a clear front-runner emerges after New Hampshire.
Gore has several reasons for rolling the dice with Dean and slamming the Clintons.
First, it's payback to the Clintons.
More (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2003/12/8/233733.shtml)
Could this be a split in the Demonrat party? They pretty much had one when the Green Party formed. Maybe they'll have another.
Gore's Endorsement Slaps Bill & Hillary
While the press is focusing on Al Gore's endorsement as a slap in the face to the ever-so-loyal Joe Lieberman, the real story is about Gore's real target: Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Gore is expected to endorse Dean in Harlem, of all places, the adopted home of Hillary and Bill, where the former president's office is situated.
Clearly, Gore knows that Bill and Hillary are trying to stop Howard Dean.
And Dean has made no bones that he'll fire DNC Chief Terry McAuliffe, handpicked by the Clintons.
It's also no secret that the Clintons urged Wesley Clark to run in an effort to stop Dean's momentum, and helped raise his initial funds. Top Clinton aides run Clark's campaign.
And the Clintonistas who don't work for Clark, like Hillary strategist Harold Ickes and former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, have begun trashing Dean as unelectable in published interviews.
Apparently, Gore would have none of it. He is backing Dean, and early, before a clear front-runner emerges after New Hampshire.
Gore has several reasons for rolling the dice with Dean and slamming the Clintons.
First, it's payback to the Clintons.
More (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2003/12/8/233733.shtml)
Could this be a split in the Demonrat party? They pretty much had one when the Green Party formed. Maybe they'll have another.