Sir; Good article full of paralles, but which one of those candidates was black? And which one of our candidates has a skunk like Kissenger with his secret plan for getting us out of Vietnam, when he had no plan except more American deaths for the same deal Johnson had already made. I swear to God, and I really do believe, that there is too much power invested in that office, and so people will do anything and say anything they think will get them into it.... And this might be a good time to say Good Job on the News Hour; and something other. I think governor Sarah Palin has discovered that vice president of America is better than the best job Alaska has to offer. It must be like Devil Island to those folks, with all that scenery, and nothing to eat. I grew up in a beautiful place, and America has a lot of beautiful places. But I have heard how people in Alaska trash the place, and I understand why. Any place can be hell with no money. Any place can be hell if you don't want to be there. So, forget about beauty, and be VP? Well sure. Will it keep me out of Alaska for a couple of months? That is why she jumped on the job of VP. That is why she would say she is ready to be president. Surely, it is a stupid thing to say, and she has already said a few. My guess is that the longer we have to look at her the uglier she will get. And; you are seeing a reaction to her, and it will take some time to get going. But she is not going to be acceptible to any on the left. She is an ideologue, and she talks only to the right, and she may unite the republicans; but she will unite the democrats too. Best to ya; and Thanks... Sweeney

Hi Mark, I enjoyed your article. You may want to check out an article I wrote comparing the 2008 presidential election and the 1952 election.


http://politicalanalytical.com/1952and2008elections.html

Thanks,
Rich Rubino

This is the moment that twists the parallels. Mccain just lost the Dixville Notch, NH. vote! Perhaps Obama is Bushes 3rd term in a cosmic way. Dixville Notch had gone for a Democrat only once since 11/4/08. That was in 1968, when the tally was Democrat Hubert Humphrey eight, Nixon four. A twist of fate? We'll see.

OK. I was wrong, but it was interesting. Mccain did fail. The only other thing that I happen to think of is that the next Parallel would be that Obama will be Nixon. Considering the voter registration fraud and Mccain even mentioning it in a debate, It is not unlikely for the parallel to continue in this way.