tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post3850300019460892680..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: Good luck Obamasnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-35279070303724226672008-11-08T00:11:00.000+00:002008-11-08T00:11:00.000+00:00My point is that with the balance of political pun...My point is that with the balance of political pundits and betters forecasting a Conservative victory, along with the consistent polls leads and the difficultly historically of winning a fourth term, Conservative supporters have reason to believe in victory at the next election. Now I'd say small rather than big is likely but they are true believers (like you only for another team) and so they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-71872482263752952482008-11-05T13:48:00.000+00:002008-11-05T13:48:00.000+00:00Devonchap - I didn't castigate the Tories for expe...Devonchap - I didn't castigate the Tories for expecting a "small victory"! (read the piece again)<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing you didn't actually look at the figures from ConHome - the result was 48% thinking that the Conservatives are heading for a <B>large victory</B>, and 43% thinking that they were heading for a small victory. Which makes a total of <B>91%</B> thinking that they were certain to snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-82278907494936540662008-11-04T12:01:00.000+00:002008-11-04T12:01:00.000+00:00So we should go for the Brown / Darling team that ...So we should go for the Brown / Darling team that have trashed our economy,no more boom or bust? <BR/><BR/>The last 18 months of a Labour government for probaly a generation is clearly getting to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-42811288319201976002008-11-04T08:29:00.000+00:002008-11-04T08:29:00.000+00:00Well, where shall I start? Unless you are a doctor...Well, where shall I start? Unless you are a doctor I wouldn't prognosticate over John McCain's lifespan. Yes actuarially there is a 25% chance a man of his age and his cancer history will die in the next 4 years. But that is a game of averages so he could go on forever, like his mother.<BR/><BR/>Secondly you castigate the Tories for expecting to have a “small” victory when they are 25% ahead in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-79199939161790990862008-11-04T01:19:00.000+00:002008-11-04T01:19:00.000+00:00broncodelsey - the USA is choosing between two nov...broncodelsey - the USA is choosing between <I>two</I> novices (neither McCain nor Obama has ever had administrative experience as they both come from the Senate). <BR/><BR/>If you are choosing between two novices, you go for the more intelligent - Obama in this case. Especially if the other team has 72-year old man who has suffered from cancer a lot and is not expected to live long, with the snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-76345887266690705072008-11-03T23:44:00.000+00:002008-11-03T23:44:00.000+00:00So it's ok with New Labour for the most powerful c...So it's ok with New Labour for the most powerful country in the world to be led by a novice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-39953473613001133432008-11-02T21:42:00.000+00:002008-11-02T21:42:00.000+00:00A sentiment shared by many of us. For all the late...A sentiment shared by many of us. <BR/><BR/>For all the latest on the Obama campaign it's worth going to this long running, multi-author blog:<BR/>http://www.englandforobama.com/labourpartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317475804183572635noreply@blogger.com