Dem Pollster Pat Caddell: "I have lived this nightmare"

[Torie]

Pat might be right here, but he lets his emotions, and biographical history, sometimes get in the way of his better judgment. Pat is an interesting figure however. He's outside the box.

As to Obama's strategy, what are the alternatives? He's banking on getting a nutter/inspires no confidence as POTUS type, to beat up. He lacks the self confidence and imagination to focus on being an effective, and if done right, perhaps great President. He's unwilling to get out of his comfort zone. He would probably be a much better President if he were my age. I'm serious about that. I would be a substantially better President now, than a dozen years ago. Really.

[Torie]

I am astounded by the hackish demonstration by liberals recently with regards to Barack Obama. Indeed, they seemed rather angry at him just a week ago.

It may be because Pat's comments about libeling the Tea Party and all seemed on its face to be hackish hyperbole, and then when Pat was put on a pedestal as being some sort of Moses around here, that just got the competitive juices going, and everything fed on itself. Hey, that's how politics often works!