Ahh, the pundit-driven presidential boomlet. Every so often, a Washington prognosticator like David Brooks will latch on to an obscure figure--Popular
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--Thune, with his webbed toes and the YouTube video of him berating a befuddled car valet in Farsi, is a non-starter. Americans have little tolerance for genetic abnormalities and even less for bilingual politicians, particularly those secretly fluent in Iranian. We don't know what he's promising them, but it can't be good.
--Sure, Cheney sounds fine on interrogation techniques. Her lactose intolerance won't help, though, not to mention the spotty Girl Scout attendance record and her famous dislike of sardines. You might survive pissing off the dairy lobby or the cookie lobby or the fish lobby, but all three at once? Good luck with that.
--Scarborough? Not likely. His confrontation with that s ... view full comment
--Thune, with his webbed toes and the YouTube video of him berating a befuddled car valet in Farsi, is a non-starter. Americans have little tolerance for genetic abnormalities and even less for bilingual politicians, particularly those secretly fluent in Iranian. We don't know what he's promising them, but it can't be good.
--Sure, Cheney sounds fine on interrogation techniques. Her lactose intolerance won't help, though, not to mention the spotty Girl Scout attendance record and her famous dislike of sardines. You might survive pissing off the dairy lobby or the cookie lobby or the fish lobby, but all three at once? Good luck with that.
--Scarborough? Not likely. His confrontation with that spider in the bathtub at the Marriott makes Jimmy Carter's battle with a killer rabbit look like Ali-Frazier.
--Mitch Daniels' smaller/smarter government cred will resonate strongly with the electorate...up to the moment a savvy challenger sings Pia Zadora's signature tune from "Butterfly," "It's Wrong For Me To Love You," and Daniels uncontrollably begins to puddle up on camera, and that will be that.