February 27
Last night's debate showed that while John Edwards had to come out swinging if he had any hope of cutting John Kerry's lead in the remaining days before Super Tuesday, the front-runner was in no mood to ease off.
While the dinner-party format didn't really lend itself to confrontation, there were many instances where the two senators agreed, complimented (and complemented) each other, and generally kept their exchanges civil, and their powder dry for attacking President Bush.
Some of the evening's biggest cheers were reserved for Rev Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich, when they diverged from the Two Johns, particularly over Iraq and same-sex marriages. But Kerry seemed on solid ground when he steered the debate back to the President's call for a constitutional amendment on the latter issue, claiming it was a deliberately distracting and divisive move.
Yet just as Bush must feel he needs to cater to his core support, Kerry knows he needs to talk tough in order to reach crossover Republican voters. Tonight, for example, Kerry accused the Bush administration of adopting a "kid glove" approach to terror funding, and promised tough international sanctions against countries permitting the flow of terrorist finance. He also said that proliferation was the biggest challenge facing the nations of the world.
Ahead of Tuesday's contests, Kerry and Edwards are also trying hard to court former Dean supporters. And perhaps this is the best time, with a natural hiatus in the evolution of whatever Dean eventually turns his campaign organisation into.
Finally, with the Oscars coming up this weekend, Zero Four thought it might be fun to compile a list of the best political movies.
Here's this blog's top ten. Let us know what you think:
1. The Candidate
2. Mr Smith Goes To Washington
3. All The President's Men
4. Bob Roberts
5. The Contender
6. The Best Man
7. Dave
8. Wag The Dog
9. State of the Union
10. Primary Colors
Honourable Mentions for : Dr Strangelove and Being There (not really political per se..); as well as JFK, Nixon, Truman, Citizen Ruth, Election, All The King's Men, The Distinguished Gentleman, Bulworth and The American President.
Last night's debate showed that while John Edwards had to come out swinging if he had any hope of cutting John Kerry's lead in the remaining days before Super Tuesday, the front-runner was in no mood to ease off.
While the dinner-party format didn't really lend itself to confrontation, there were many instances where the two senators agreed, complimented (and complemented) each other, and generally kept their exchanges civil, and their powder dry for attacking President Bush.
Some of the evening's biggest cheers were reserved for Rev Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich, when they diverged from the Two Johns, particularly over Iraq and same-sex marriages. But Kerry seemed on solid ground when he steered the debate back to the President's call for a constitutional amendment on the latter issue, claiming it was a deliberately distracting and divisive move.
Yet just as Bush must feel he needs to cater to his core support, Kerry knows he needs to talk tough in order to reach crossover Republican voters. Tonight, for example, Kerry accused the Bush administration of adopting a "kid glove" approach to terror funding, and promised tough international sanctions against countries permitting the flow of terrorist finance. He also said that proliferation was the biggest challenge facing the nations of the world.
Ahead of Tuesday's contests, Kerry and Edwards are also trying hard to court former Dean supporters. And perhaps this is the best time, with a natural hiatus in the evolution of whatever Dean eventually turns his campaign organisation into.
Finally, with the Oscars coming up this weekend, Zero Four thought it might be fun to compile a list of the best political movies.
Here's this blog's top ten. Let us know what you think:
1. The Candidate
2. Mr Smith Goes To Washington
3. All The President's Men
4. Bob Roberts
5. The Contender
6. The Best Man
7. Dave
8. Wag The Dog
9. State of the Union
10. Primary Colors
Honourable Mentions for : Dr Strangelove and Being There (not really political per se..); as well as JFK, Nixon, Truman, Citizen Ruth, Election, All The King's Men, The Distinguished Gentleman, Bulworth and The American President.
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