[Speed Gibson,
Friday November 3, 2006 at 12:51am]
E-85, E-86, Whatever it Takes
I'm willing to forgive Judy Dutcher for apparently not knowing what E-85 is. I'd like to forget about it, too. Maybe she froze, maybe she actually doesn't know about it. Either way, a little humorous candor would have solved the problem.
But even experienced Hatch watchers have to be astounded as to how poorly he played it, when he really didn't even need to play it at all. Lashing out at Stan Hubbard as a "hack" and prattling that "I know more about Ethanol that you do!" showed voters like no GOP attack ad could just how nasty and petty Hatch can be.
I'm still leaning toward Peter Hutchinson, but Hatch is making this tough not to retreat back to Pawlenty.
But even experienced Hatch watchers have to be astounded as to how poorly he played it, when he really didn't even need to play it at all. Lashing out at Stan Hubbard as a "hack" and prattling that "I know more about Ethanol that you do!" showed voters like no GOP attack ad could just how nasty and petty Hatch can be.
I'm still leaning toward Peter Hutchinson, but Hatch is making this tough not to retreat back to Pawlenty.