Midweek Politics - 01.17.2007

[dpakman91]

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman

Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA

Total Running Time: 58:37

This Week's Topics:

--Barney Frank's argument with some Republicans who, as far as Frank was concerned, weren't familiar with proper House procedures.

--Barack Obama's announcement that he is forming an exploratory committee to run for president in the 2008 election.

--Which pundit asked if Hillary Clinton is simply "Michael Dukakis in a dress?"

--Which Senator now has publicly said that US forces were "greeted as liberators" in Iraq?

--The controversy over Barbara Boxer's comments regarding Condoleezza Rice, including a radio talk show host who believes they constituted "an attempted lynching."

--John Bolton now considers the situation in Iraq as being a civil war a foregone conclusion.

--The latest accusation of "not supporting the troops" is now being thrown at anyone not in favor of President Bush's proposed "troop surge."

--Another talk show host believes that "Democrats won't be happy" until there is "mass slaughter" in Iraq.

--Is George W. Bush "very popular" in Montana? One news network thinks so, and it might not be the one you would assume.

--Senator Joe Lieberman likes and supports the proposed "troop surge," while Republican Senator Chuck hagel opposes it.

--The 60 Minutes interview with George W. Bush from this past week that is causing controversy and discussion over the war in Iraq.

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[DosEquis]

Obama speaks really well, but i think his experience will ultimately be his demise. Though, Clinton and Bush both probably had just as much if not less foreign policy and military experience. They were only governors before hand, and never really did much on an international level. I would say one term as a senator is probably more valuable in those regards than a term or two as governor.

I think Mr. Matthews said it in regards to Hillary and her ability to win the mid to mid west vote. Dukakis went over really lame here in these more "conservative" states, and i suspect the same will happen to her if she gets that far.

[Pro Street]

Kennedy also had a lack of expierence.