Who’s got the momentum on the Democratic side after New Hampshire? Despite Hillary Clinton’s key primary win, a closely watched endorsement by the powerful Culinary Workers Union in Nevada went to Obama, which might give him a significant advantage in that state’s upcoming primary.
In South Carolina, Obama got the endorsement of Sen. John Kerry — a coup in that Kerry has maintained an influential national network of state fundraisers and mailing lists that Obama can tap into.
Still, Clinton’s win in New Hampshire clearly revived her campaign — and Friday she unveiled an economic stimulus plan in a smart move that won the day’s news cycle and made her look ready to lead.
She’s the frontrunner. But Obama’s momentum still looks formidable.
What a matchup.
It was good that Ron Paul was included in the GOP presidential debate Thursday, after he had been kept out of the previous Fox News debate in New Hampshire. Paul won’t win the nomination, but he has a solid following, garnering 10 percent of the vote in Iowa and 8 percent in New Hampshire. That’s better than two of the supposed top-tier candidates. Besides, Paul serves a valuable role in the debates, challenging whether the GOP is still the party of limited government.
The following are some predictions for 2008 from borowitzreport.com:
— Responding to the controversy over the CIA’s waterboarding videotapes, President Bush will reaffirm his administration’s opposition to videotaping.
— After paying $5 billion for the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch (in photo) will reduce the size of the paper by removing the facts.
— As the writers’ strike drags on, Paramount will produce the second “Transformers†film without a script, just like it did the first one.
— China will send a new brand of rat poison to the United States under the name “Delicious Cupcakes.â€
— In his last official act, Bush will announce an exit strategy from Iraq. The president will withdraw all U.S. troops — through Iran.
Kudos to the Wichita City Council for having the foresight to buy a rare 40-acre remnant of virgin prairie to be developed as parkland in a fast-growing area of southeast Sedgwick County.
And thanks to the Means family, which has owned the land since the 1870s, for its efforts to preserve this piece of our state’s heritage.
The tallgrass native prairie, part of a larger 148-acre tract, sounds like a gem, and will help address a shortage of parkland in southeast Wichita.
The city needs to continue to watch for opportunities to preserve nature and open space as a refuge from suburban sprawl.
