'Adrian! Adrian!!'
-Headline of the day-
"Clinton Likens Herself to 'Rocky'."
Rocky Balboa, the character from the Stallone movie Rocky, that is. "Let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing a fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common," Clinton said. "I never quit. I never give up. And neither do the American people."
Anyone see a problem here? That's right, Rocky lost the big fight to Apollo Creed -- the popular and charismatic black guy. Not the best choice of comparisons.
See, this is why every campaign needs a strategic cinematic analogy expert. (AP)
-I'll believe it when I see it-
Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Bush administration "has signaled to Democratic lawmakers it is open to negotiation over a proposal to expand government spy powers." Translation; they may be willing to back off on amnesty for telecommunications companies that cooperated in illegal wiretapping. This would be a big flip. Bush had previously argued that if people could sue telcoms for breaking the law, every American would die a flaming death, terrorists would pee in the reflecting pool at the Washington Monument, and the sun would burn out.
Apparently, that assessment has been revised.
Given how insanely the administration has fought this, I find this a little hard to believe. Especially today -- I imagine White House press secretary Dana Perino chirping, "April Fools!" (WSJ, via Think Progress)
-[Satirical] headline of the day-
"Barack Obama Shames America at Bowling Alley."
Barack Obama, trying to establish his everyman cred, bowled a game. He sucked. No, that's not strong enough. He was blowful, rolling gutter ball after gutter ball. He stank out loud.
Trying, once again, to squeeze lemonade out of lemons, Barack took the opportunity to make a joke. "My economic plan is better than my bowling!" he said.
Good to know. However, since American presidents are traditionally elected based on their bowling acumen, Obama's chances have now become very, very slim.
Go Mike Gravel '08! (Comedy Central)
