Braun Backers: Something nice for you!

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I'm not a big fan of CM-B, but in the spirit of "if you can't say something nice, say nothing at all", here is something nice:

Braun remakes a name for herself

''Carol Moseley Braun has this wonderful line,'' Begala says as he and his buddy, James Carville, are coaching former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean for a Democratic primary presidential debate sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus.

Begala delivers Braun's quip, that George W. Bush became president ''because of the black vote,'' but forgets to tell the television audience the kicker that always gets Braun a laugh: the ''black vote'' is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

That Braun was included in the HBO show -- and even got a nice mention -- shows that her decision to test the waters for the 2004 Democratic primary back in February was not foolhardy. Far from it, by jumping into the presidential race, Braun, the nation's first black female senator, put her herself on the national political radar screen at a time where she had no political future in Illinois and needed to rehabilitate her image.

Braun, who also served as ambassador to New Zealand, launches her formal bid on Monday at events in Chicago, Washington and (hurricane permitting) South Carolina. Her announcement tour and subsequent events -- she is beefing up her rather sparse schedule -- show she is focusing on her black and female base:

More here:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sweet/cst-edt-sweet18.html

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1. Maybe I should have called this thread:

"Braun: Trying To Polish Her Tarnished Image".

Maybe a tone like that would generate a response...

Oh well, try to be nice and...