Political Rants

Bradley sent me this one from Daily Kos. He noticed my alma mater's name in the header (thanks, B!). Though I have to say - a Grinnellian should know better than to be used as a plant by the Clinton campaign! Though like Daily Kos I give her a tip of the hat for her honesty.

I wish I could say this surprised me - I've been seeing this from the Clinton campaign all season (which here in Iowa has been since the 2006 mid-terms). They just don't seem to get (or care?) that this just does not play well in Iowa. We have our caucuses early so that we get the chance to meet candidates in small venues and ask the tough questions. Ourselves. Come January 4th, we understand, they will all be gone like the wind. We take our role very seriously in this state. John Edwards echoed this in a follow-up interview:

"George Bush goes to events that are staged, where people are screened, where they're only allowed to ask questions if the questions are favorable to George Bush," Edwards told reporters after speaking to the National Farmers Union.

"That's not the way democracy works in Iowa and that's not the way it works in New Hampshire," he said. "We don't stage questions. We go in and answer the questions that are asked."