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...Thanks to Klein for his article's poetic conclusion. Along with Joe Biden's assessment of Bush as possibly "one of the most incompetent Presidents in modern American history," the truth that many of us have known finally wins out. So much for legacy. Dean Pappas, Salt Lake City...
...1960S AND '70S, A distinctly Irish phenomenon was the show band, a group that played to packed arenas and covered international pop hits. Singer Joe Dolan, known as Ireland's "national aphrodisiac," was one of its most celebrated acts. Unlike others, Dolan also found success overseas with original material. His 1969 tune Make Me an Island reached No. 3 on Britain's pop charts (and No. 1 in a dozen other countries). A cross between Tom Jones and Tony Bennett, Dolan never took himself too seriously. After a 2005 hip replacement, he sold his old hip on eBay for charity...
...everyone can be the Comeback Kid. For a campaign that pulls up lame, but isn't ready to be euthanized, viability is the play. For some, this means a creative interpretation of the results, such as Senator Joe Lieberman declaring after the 2004 New Hampshire primary that his fifth place finish was, in actuality, "a three-way tie for third place." But there's danger in the viability strategy, danger exemplified by Howard Dean. After finishing a disappointing third in '04, Dean declared: "We're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico...
...likely caucus goers who don't favor him as their first choice, a key indicator in a process that can reward also-rans when third-tier candidates don't meet the 15% threshold at most caucus sites. "Its not just a question of who turns their voters out," said Joe Trippi, Edwards's campaign manager. "It's a question of who knows how to work the caucus system...
...shot Democrats this year, though you wouldn't know it by the crowds in the last few days. The numbers at nearly every event in the final days have been so large that it can seem as if all the candidates have momentum, whether they actually do or not. Joe Biden has been drawing crowds of several hundred wherever he goes - unprecedented for Biden, and in most years a good omen. But since Democratic excitement is running at such a high pitch this year, it probably means far less this time around. Obama's crowds have been topping...