Watching this whole primary campaign take place, I am seeing some haunting similarities to the events of the 2000 Presidential campaign.
In 2000:
Bush, or “Dubya” came down off the mountain, never said all that much, spoke in generalities and platitudes.
In 2008:
Obama comes out of nowhere, speaks in generalities and platitudes, and adds fainting adoring crowd members for extra good measure.

In 2000:
The press was gushing and fawning in their coverage of this new Emperor, he could do no wrong. His campaign events were described in almost messianic tones. I remember an MSNBC reporter saying that “the atmosphere was positivly electric..people were hanging from the rafters, and couldn’t wait to vote for “W”.
Gore’s campaign events were describes as sparsely attended, with a pervading sense of gloom and doom.
In 2008:
Obama’s events are described as “rock star” events, complete with traffic jams, adoring fans and a sense of euphoria. As an NBC reporter recently admitted..”It’s hard to stay neutral when covering this guy..thjere is just something about hin that sweeps you away”. (paraphrasing there)
Last night on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell described the Hilalry events as “sparsely attended, and unenthusiastic” Howard Fineman droned on about a sense of gloom at Clinton headquarters, “there is no champain popping there..a sense of grim determination is evident”

In 2000:
During the recount, Bush and his crew declared victory early, saying Gore just didn’t have the numbers and assumed he was the elected President all through the recount.
Mobs of angry supporters and operatives stormed the recount places, demanding that Gore step aside for the good of the country so that we could rally around the President.
In 2008:
Obama is declaring that Hillary does not have the numbers to win. Mobs of angry Obama supporters descend all over the internet, (check out the clown house called Democratic Underground for all the proof you need in order to demonstrate how damaging to the mental process that unity can be), they bully people at caucas sites..demanding that Hilalry stand aside for the good of the party so that the Democrats can rally around a candidate.
Put aside the fact that neither Obama or Clinton can win the nomination without the Superdelagates, who were designed to be the precise independant group of decision makers that the Obama folks seem to deplore.

I hate re-runs..especially when I know how awful the movie ends..thank God Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island provided a much needed intermission.
Joebasic
Recovered DU member