Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Hillary? Obama? Wanna bet?

If you do, you'll get a better return on Barack (6-1) than Hillary (even money)according to a live betting line posted on sportsbook.com. John McCain, the ultra-conservative in moderate maverick's clothing the top GOP candidate at 3-1 (same as surprise ... at least to me ... Dem runner up Al Gore).

Here are how's everyone posting at 50-1 or greater odds stack up (includes some who have not - and may never -- declare)

Hillary Clinton 1-1
Al Gore 3-1
John McCain 3-1
Barack Obama 6-1
John Edwards 8-1
George Allen Jr 10-1
Rudy Giuliani 10-1
Sam Brownback 10-1
Bill Richardson 12-1
Mark Warner 15-1
Mitt Romney 10-1
Wesley Clark 20-1
Mike Huckabee 20-1
Evan Bayh 20-1
Chuck Hagel 22-1
Colin Powell 25-1
Joe Biden 30-1
Condoleezza Rice 30-1
Newt Gingrich 40-1
Tom Vilsack 40-1
Russ Feingold 40-1
Rick Santorum 50-1
Tom Tancredo 50-1
Mike Gravel 50-1
Tom Ridge 50-1
Tom Daschle 50-1
Bill Owens 50-1
Bob Kerrey 50-1
John Kerry 50-1
George Pataki 50-1
Chris Dodd 50-1

Then it really gets fun. Check out some of these others:

Dick Gephardt 75-1 (what would a Democratic primary be without Dick Gephardt?)

Dick Cheney 75-1 (I would say good for entertainment value, except I've already been proven that "he can't possibly win" are words you sometimes have to eat)

Howard Dean 75-1 (Funny thing is, if you tune out "the scream" and just read the stuff he wrote and said -- particularly about Iraq and the ill-named "war on terror" -- he was, well, how do you say it ... right!)

Alberto Gonzales 75-1 (Preserve and defend what? I don't think I'm familiar with that document.)

Charles Schumer 75-1 (Shocked he hasn't declared already. If America was 25% as fond of him as he is of himself, he'd win in a landslide!)

Harold Ford Jr 75-1 (an interesting choice. Couldn't win a seat in Tennessee, but got vaguely Obamaesque buzz nationally)

Jack Kemp 75-1 (Is he still alive? Never thought he'd be a good president, but he always looked like the guy who plays the president in movies)

Jeb Bush 100-1 ("You were supposed to be the chosen one!!!" If W. hadn't screwed things up to the point that "Bush fatigue" is making "Clinton fatigue" look like a post-buffet burp, he might be a serious candidate)

Ralph Nader 100-1 (Please, God, no.)

Paul Bremmer 150-1 (Campaign slogan: "Rebuilding America the way I rebuilt Iraq ... no, wait a minute")

Joe Lieberman 150-1 (but on which ticket?)

Michael Bloomberg 150-1 (a moderate Republican who would be an intruiging darkhorse)

Tommy Franks 200-1 (pretty much think anyone with a significant role in Iraq has about as much chance as General Westmoreland running in 1976)

Jesse Jackson 200-1 (see Dick Gephardt)

George W Bush 200-1 (I'm convinced this line is in here to catch all the suckers who never heard of the 22nd ammendment. I hope it's that ... something more nefarious could be afoot.)

Dennis Kucinich 200-1 (the lowest-rated declared candidate. Sad when your chances are winning are the same as a guy who is constitutionally prohibited from winning. Then again, with W.'s pliable relationship with the Constitution...)

Arnold Schwarzenegger - 250-1; Bill Clinton - 300-1 -- Bill Maher's dream matchup. Get rid of Clause 5 of Article 2 and the 22nd amendment and give each side the candidate they really want.

Alan Keyes 750-1 -- (Obama rematch ... 'cause it went so well the first time?)

Clint Eastwood 750-1 (hey, you laughed at the Governator.)

Ted Kennedy 750-1 (It's a sad commentary on the Democratic field that I actually think I would like Teddy better than a bunch of the people out there. I think he's gained some wisdom over the years. According to Wikipedia, he was pulled from a plane wreckage in 1964 by ... Evan Bayh's dad!)

Bill O'Reilly 750-1 - (... starting to price houses in Montreal while pondering this one)


Laura Bush 1000-1 (... a viable candidate until the debate when Hillary reaches over and tears off her plastic human face revealing the lizard alien creature beneath)

John Ashcroft 1500-1 (more likely the bottom half of the Alberto Gonzalez ticket)

Donald Rumsfeld 2000-1 (anyone who can say "I believe what I said yesterday. I don't know what I said, but I know what I think, and, well, I assume it's what I said." can't be discounted in politics)

Pat Robertson 2000-1 (that's if we survive the "mass killing" God told him we would suffer this year. The "I told you so" factor could weigh in his favor).

Bill Maher 2500-1 (New Rule: Potato Bongs at all State Dinners)

Donald Trump 2500-1 (Seriously, if Bill Maher, who would have no chance of winning, is at 2,500 to 1, then Trump's odds should be a lot better. This is just the kind of scary bastard who could make a run.)

Michael Moore 7500-1 (But he would make Kucinich look centrist if he got in the race). |
Mike at 1/23/2007 09:15:00 AM