The "GOP attack machine," Penn suggested, "skewed the perceptions of such distinguished public servants as Al Gore and John Kerry" in a way that left perceptions of them "out of touch with reality."
Penn said that Hillary has "withstood" this process, while Obama would find that his independent support "would evaporate relatively quickly once he faced the Republicans." Penn added that the GOP "is already playing the national security card against Obama."
Mark, please. 1) Hillary "withstood" the process, but she sure as hell didn't "win" it. Look at the result of her health care initiative. Look at what happened to Congress. Governorships. 2) Hillary is running the same kind of campaign that Gore and Kerry ran in their respective elections. Obama is not. 3) Obama's hanging tough with all the crap you guys are slinging at him, and he's beating you by not slinging it back. Thanks to you and your factory of crap, he'll be more than ready to face the GOP.