Who let the dogs out?
We are not sure exactly what that means, but for now we are not inviting any of these guys to the same party.
What, Him Worried?
Way back in January, John Kerry looked like the candidate with everything: He had the money; he had the staff; he had the Vietnam service. He had the hair, he had the voice, and if you had to pick a Democratic front-runner, you pretty much had to pick him.
Today, however, Kerry is trying to persuade the media he doesn't have a one-way ticket to Palookaville. Last week, he fired his campaign manager, his press secretary quit, and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean continues to hold a big lead in Kerry's "must win" state of New Hampshire.
At times like these, candidates have just one thing to fall back on: optimism. "We're on the move; stay tuned," Kerry told reporters during a nature walk along the Merrimack River in Litchfield, N.H. "I think we are just doing fantastically."
True, Dean has raised more money; true, Dean has just received the endorsement of the two largest unions in the AFL-CIO; and true, the media are on a "Dean is unstoppable" kick, but Kerry isn't worried.
"This is like Grady Little and Pedro [Martinez], and I made the move that he didn't," Kerry said for the benefit of all those who follow baseball. "But we're still going to win the World Series. You watch."
We will. And we will keep in mind that good hitting always beats good pitching. And vice versa.
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