8 Ways to Sunday

Feast your peepers on the teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:

High-definition versions are available from Yahoo! Movies. If you’d like more info about the film, check out Vanity Fair’s feature article and their exclusive interview with Stephen Spielberg.

Based on some publicity photos I’ve seen of a grumpy and aged-looking Harrison Ford, I was worried that this would end up being Indiana Jones and the Damn Kids who Won’t Get Off His Lawn. This teaser leaves me a bit more hopeful.

Last night on CNN Ari Fleischer, George W. Bush’s former press secretary, had this to say:

There’s no doubt that Republicans hope to — we pray every night — to run against Hillary Clinton.

Nothing would energize and unify Republicans like having Clinton has the Democratic nominee. All the scandals of Bill Clinton’s administration and Hillary’s previous failed attempt at health care reform will present a huge target for the Republican party’s weapons of mass distraction. Hillary Clinton has many devoted supporters, but she also has the highest negative poll ratings of any candidate in this race on either side. That means she has the farthest to fall in the general election this November.

Democrats should think about this, and about whether they really want another four years of the same disastrous policies, when they’re deciding who to support in the next round of primaries and caucuses.