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• Wednesday, August 27, 2008 04:02 AM

  PUMAs and DINOs: stalking and talking

  HR Clinton will never be a great speaker, but I think, for her, she delivered a great speech last night. Certainly a necessary one. I don't think she'll persuade the diehard PUMAs, who seem hell-bent on keeping a Republican in the White House, but perhaps she peeled off enough fence sitters to ensure that the PUMAs become extinct after this election cycle. HR Clinton showed the necessary leadership, perhaps with a mind toward 2012, having one last go before passing the torch to Chelsea (who I think could probably actually have a better chance than her mother).

  Of course Mark Warner disappointed; he's a wannabe. I remember when the NYT did a puff piece on him a couple of years ago, and I found him unimpressive there, despite the national focus he was apparently getting. Mark Warner is a DLC wankbag, and so, yes, he's offering the weak blue tea of the DLC Democrats In Name Only, so, yes, he'll fail to inspire, because their "More Republican than the Republicans" brand of electioneering is breath-taking in its political cynicism. Frankly, I was pissed that he even got to deliver the keynote speech at all, although I was pleased he failed to hit a home run with it, hoping that it'll mean no fast-track for this particular DINO.

  So, the PUMAs keep on growling, the DINOs keep on stomping. Let's hope the Democrats start hammering home their points, setting a coherent agenda that even the most dedicated mouthbreather and low-information voter can understand, and kick McCain's ass in the fall.

  —Slackie Onassis Read Slackie Onassis's other letters
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