President Bush hits Knoxville for a million dollars and manages to charm the faithful:
Cindy Vanosdale, 40, and Julie Emert, 34, both of Knoxville, joined the crowd after searching 30 minutes for a parking spot. Vanosdale carried a hand-written sign proclaiming “Bush, we love you cause you love Jesus and Israel.”
[Note to self: contact the DNC and urge them to drop the anti-Jesus plank from the party platform.]
There’s a few comments in Howard Dean’s closet which might not play so well in Iowa:
“If you look at the caucuses system, they are dominated by the special interests in both parties,” he [Dean] said. “[And] the special interests don’t represent the centrist tendencies of the American people. They represent the extremes. And then you get a president who is beholden to either one extreme or the other, and where the average person is in the middle.”
and (NY Times):
“George Bush is, I believe, in his soul a moderate,” and adding about those thinking that Mr. Bush’s presidency would be a one-term one, “that is going to be a mistake.”
Elsewhere in Iowa, the latest Survey USA poll shows Edwards surging 7% to 17% over the last month.
Finally, Wesley Clark has picked up a big endorsement:
I’ve never done this before. But life is about taking risks is it not?
I know that people seem to pay attention to everything I do. Big or Small. Ridiculous or Sublime. So I am hoping they pay attention to this:
I am supporting General Wesley Clark for President.
Not only as a “celebrity” but as an American citizen and as a mother. I want my children to grow up with the same opportunities that I had � to know and understand what’s going on in the world and to travel that world safely and with pride.
Now I’m asking you to join me.
Speaking of endorsements, stay tuned to Resonance for a major announcement in the next few days.