NORMAN, Okla. — Upon meeting a British visitor for the first time, Oklahoma Fourth District Congressman Tom Cole deduced the man’s home neighborhood by his cockney accent. Had he visited a bit longer, he might have narrowed it to the block. Cole knows his politics, British history and his Star Trek. Luckily for us, he talked the former this past week at the Gaylord College of Journalism as a guest of visiting professor Al Eisele.
Cole’s Democratic friends — and he has a few — think it’s going to be a tough presidential year for Cole’s beloved GOP. Tough yes, but extraordinary, too. His Republican friends — and he has many — are acting like “Eeyore” the donkey in “Winnie the Pooh.”
There may be some surprises, too. It’s a year of firsts for both parties. The first legitimate female presidential contender in New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, the first legitimate African American candidate in Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the first Mormon candidate in former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and the first person running who is over age 70 in Arizona Sen. John McCain.
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Labels: Cong. Tom Cole, Decision '08
Posted at 12/04/2007 09:33:00 AM
