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...years old, devoid of military or appointed-office experience, Obama seems to fall most easily into the last of these categories. But it's not a perfect fit. For one thing, Obama seems to have far more self-control than Roosevelt, Kennedy and Clinton. He also has less high-level political experience. Kennedy had already served 14 years in Washington (six as a Congressman, eight as a Senator) before ascending to Camelot. Obama, as pre-Palin Republicans once enjoyed pointing out, has yet to complete his first Senate term...
...primary, says Gregg Erickson, editor at large for the Alaska Budget Report. Don Mitchell, a Democratic attorney and historian, calls Palin an instinctive politician whose talents rival Ronald Reagan's, and he thinks she could beat Murkowski - but he predicts that Palin would find the Senate a poor fit for her disposition. "She'd have to come in like Hillary Clinton, put her celebrity aside and work hard at getting respected," he says. "I can't see her doing that...
...seemingly better fit would be a run for President in 2012. Palin has the ambition for it: note her efforts to distance herself from the failing McCain campaign by criticizing the use of robocalls and the decision to pull out of Michigan and by saying that just packing her bags for Alaska after a defeat would make her efforts "for naught." You'll know she is making presidential plans if she blames McCain for their loss and starts fundraising and networking with conservatives across the country. Could she win? Palin has shown her ability to connect with the conservative base...
Friends and allies say Clinton is still trying to figure out what her role will be. Though some imagine she can become a champion of liberal causes in the Senate, much as Edward Kennedy did after his defeat in the 1980 Democratic primary, that model may not fit. Kennedy by 1981 had nearly 20 years of seniority in the Senate, and he had an ideal foil in Ronald Reagan. Clinton, on the other hand, is a relatively junior Senator and ranks no higher than fifth in seniority on any of her committees. On Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the panel...
...wouldn’t be surprised if my roommate was convinced I had a baby back home. Yeah, I’ll admit it, I do speak to Billy every now and again (although he never texts me back). After all, the end of our summer romance pretty much fit the typical archetype; we tearfully said our goodbyes, recalling the glorious summer months, and declared our intention to reunite one day in the (near) future...