Although it's obviously a long time from now, a new CNN/Gallup poll doesn't look good for Hillary.

I can't find this on CNN.com yet, so I'm assuming Drudge got this from an inside source, and it will be out sometime this evening (maybe already on TV?)

Anyway, this from the Drudge Report:

CNNGALLUP SHOCK POLL: ONLY 16% FIRM ON HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT Wed Jan 25 2006 10:50:26 ET

Most voters now say there's no way they'd vote for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if she runs for president in 2008 - while just 16 percent are firmly in her camp, a stunning new poll shows.

CNNGALLUP found that 51 percent say they definitely won't vote for Clinton (D-N.Y.) in 2008, another 32 percent might consider it, and only 16 percent vow to back her. That means committed anti-Hillary voters outnumber pro-Hillary voters by 3-1. The poll suggests she can forget about crossover votes - 90 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of conservatives say there's no way they'd back her.

Meanwhile, 46% said they would oppose Secretary of State Rice if she ran for President - a step Rice has repeatedly said she won't take.

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How awesome is that!? 51% definitely won't vote for her. Admittedly the 46% who wouldn't vote for Secretary of State Condoleezza, doesn't look great, but there are two important points to add to that. One Drudge already mentioned, but Condi doesn't plan to run, and I think it's been more wishful thinking from us on the right that she would run, than any reality. But the most important point is that a turn around over the next year or so in Iraq could totally change that number. The Dems love President Bush and the Republicans bad poll numbers, but they have been relying to much on hoping to win by default. The left has low poll numbers too, but the difference is that good news can swing the right's numbers back up.

Again, this is a long way off, and I'm really no fan of poll numbers... But my partisan side wants to embrace these, because they're great! I'm as happy as George Galloway when he's hangin' out with the Husseins.

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(hat tip Michelle Malkin)

That's right folks, the battle to see who can release the most tapes is heating up. You may recall in the early days of the Iraq war that Saddam was releasing tapes too, all the while Bin Laden was releasing tapes. It inspired a hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch (can't find the video anywhere online) in which Saddam (Horatio Sanz) told Bin Laden (Jimmy Fallon): "You release more tapes than Steely Dan"... After much laughter, Bin Laden said something like: "Really? Steely Dan? You're gonna go with Steely Dan on that one?"

Anyway, British MP George Galloway was tired of playing second fiddle to his buddies, so he's begun releasing tapes of his own. One can only assume the CIA is working diligently to translate and determine what these tapes mean, other than prove beyond any doubt what nut this guy is.

Tapes Released by Galloway This Month:

>First Galloway pretends to be a cat, drinking milk from the hands of some actress I've never heard of. The Political Teen has the video.

>Next Galloway, probably realizing the kitty act wasn't scary enough, climbed in to a red leotard and danced around with a transvestite. Again, The Political Teen has the video.

Today, our stomachs were all beginning to settle and he goes and releases his third tape in less than two weeks! Today's tape is footage from 1999, of him paling around with his old pal Uday Hussein, the murderous son of the murderous former dictator of Iraq. (awaiting permission to use still from video exclusive to The Sun.)

We all knew he was buddies with Saddam, and famously told him in 1994: "Sir, allow me to salute your courage, power and indefatigability.” (Setting aside all his Bush bashing, possible pay offs from Saddam, etc.) Today's video shows him shaking hands with Uday, calling him "excellency", and promises to stick with him "until the end".

Dr. Phat Tony's is blogging this, and has some disturbing Hussein regime brutal beating video. The Dr. is also linking to the Foundation For The Defense Of Democracies who has more disturbing video (not for everyone).

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By: Randy @ 01:55 PM in: Anti-Americanism, Breaking News, Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS), Iraq, Liberals, News, Outrage, Terrorism | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (6)

Reporters, as always, are trying to do press conference battle with Rummy... And as always, he's mopping the floor with them, busting their partisan BS all over the place.

I wish I had the video of this, but I thought I'd at least share the line I just heard with you all. After many minutes reporters trying to insist that the military is broken and Rummy destroying them all, someone asked another stupid question and Rumsfeld's response (just half listening to it in the background) was:

"Why Don't You Report The News, Not What "Might Be" The News?"

Classic Rumsfeld, I hope someone got the video.

UPDATE: Video can be found at The Pentagon Channel. Thanks reader Elephants in Academia for providing that link in a comment below. Check out his post on the topic. He has some great insight, and wonders why some more important questions weren't asked instead... Also, a note about the video: It's the entire briefing, not just the specific clip I mention in this post.