The End of Chris Dodd

Connecticut’s favorite Iowan, Senator Chris Dodd, failed to get his name on the ballot in New York.  Some are asking if this means that Senator Dodd’s campaign is effectively over, after Iowa and New Hampshire.  The good Senator’s campaign has struggled to catch on, as it continues to trail in the wake of the Clinton-Obama clash.  Sen. Dodd continues to play for a January 4th “Senator Chris Dodd finished a surprising third yesterday in the Iowa caucuses” headline.  Indeed, unless you are Hillary Clinton - Howard Dean redux anyone? - the battle for third in Iowa is the target for no less than three Democratic Presidential candidates - Richardson, Biden, and Dodd.

Democratic Presidential Debate

Don’t look now, but the Democratic Presidential candidates are debating in Iowa right now.  Carolyn Washburn, the colorless Nurse Ratched from yesterday’s Republican debate, is back today to preside over the Democrats.  And surprisingly - shockingly - Chris Dodd looks like he had an additional cup of coffee this morning because he’s got some pep in his rhetoric - thundering away on farming subsidies, China, and his proposed Corporate Carbon Tax.  He even offered a Walter Mondale-style promise to raise taxes on carbon.  Look for a Walter Mondale-style surge of support to soon follow.

cttaxed.com

The excellent cttaxed.com had a great post up earlier this week, “Tax Babies, Reduce Carbon“. The author/s have done an excellent job at the site, and post from a particularly interesting angle.  Check it out.