Wanted to pass this link along. One of my comments following Pelosi’s press conference yesterday made this blog post.
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I was on MSNBC and Fox News this morning. Videos to come soon.
Quick Thoughts: New DNC, Same as the Old DNC
The Democratic National Committee released a cute little video this week mocking the Sunday show line-up of Republicans: Cheney, Gingrich and McCain. Democrats ask: Is this 1996 or 2009? See the video here.
The basic premise is lame considering Dick Cheney wasn’t even a public servant in 1996.
But the larger point is the Democrats of 2009 bear a striking resemblance to the Democrats of the mid-90s themselves.
Joe Biden was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (now VP), Hillary Clinton was first lady (now SecState), Rahm Emanuel was senior advisor to Bill Clinton (now Chief of Staff to Obama), Larry Summers was Secretary of Treasury (now Obama’s Director of NEC), Eric Holder was Deputy Attorney General (now Attorney General), Carol Browner was head of EPA (now Obama’s energy czar), and my favorite - Rob Klain was Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore (now he’s…wait for it…Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden).
It’s the third part of the Clinton administration trilogy and you know what they say about the second and third installment…never as good as the original.
Video: MSNBC Hit
Video from my MSNBC appearance this afternoon is below.
Two important points:
1) Public opinion not on your side? Easy fix: play the Iraq card.
2) The popular notion that the world hates us is bogus. Bilateral relations improved around the world and that is clearly evidenced by the praise recieved from dozens of leaders in the final months of 2008 including Panama, Slovak Republic, Kuwait, Israel, India, Ghana…shall I continue?
MSNBC at 3:30pm eastern
I will be live from Chicago on MSNBC at 3:30pm eastern. Tune in if you can.
KNST This Morning
This morning I was on Tucson’s KNST chatting with my old friend Jim Parisi. During college I was a frequent guest on KNST’s morning show talking about the 2004 election and College Republican activities. You can listen to the audio in the form of a YouTube video here or below.
MSNBC Appearance
Here is the video of my MSNBC appearance this afternoon with co-panelis Margie Omero, anchor Tamron Hall and a special appearance by…wait for it…Chris Matthews.
Margie makes a point at the end in response to my comment that if all the leaders of the GOP were on stage in Alexandria this weekend, not everyone would have had a chance to talk. The point is simple: the GOP doesn’t require a single leader. It is a strong party because there are so many different viewpoints and leaders. You can’t put 30 people on stage and expect a dialogue to happen. So the notion that it was a slam at a particular person to not invite them to the townhall event in VA is bogus.
Video: Fox News
Video from yesterday morning’s Fox News Channel hit. I teamed up with Bob Beckel again. Jon Scott was the anchor. Not my best work, but such is reacting to breaking news! Let me know what you think.