While we watch McCain’s presidential campaign bear the weight of his experience, I wonder how, if Hillary were the Democratic candidate, she would fare considering her husband’s hand in the matter and her claim on experience.
I think it would be a much closer race at this point if she had been elected. She and Bill are putting a lot out there for Obama, some of it mildly controversial. However, it is fairly safe to assume she is waiting her turn to be President. I wonder if this will affect her chances? In any case, she is very lucky it didn’t work out for her this time around. Maybe in 2016, though.
All we can do is count our blessings Obama is running the capable campaign he is. Now, let’s hope (for all of our sake) he knows a thing or two we don’t about economics.
Hillary Clinton, I hereby demand you to put your money where your speechwriter’s words were, of supporting Barack Obama, and doing everything you can to get him elected president.
You must share with the world your true thoughts on John McCain’s having picked Sarah Palin.
Okay, I have to admit, I went in with as few preconceived notions as was humanly possible. And I liked her speech. Feisty, going for the GOP jugular. Nice work, senator.
My favorite line, which came around 18:39: “With an agenda like that, it makes perfect sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities. Because, these days, they’re awfully hard to tell apart.
Just watched a clip of Chris Matthews talking with, then confronting, a Clinton-fan-turned-McCain-supporter (you know, cuz that just makes so much sense).
I’m now convinced that these lunatics pose absolutely no threat whatsoever to Democratic chances this November.
Okay, okay, in the last couple of days, I’ve started seeing a lot more stories about these people, mostly women, who’re organizing to show their “unsupport” of Barack Obama. These people are Democrats, Clinton supporters miffed by “sexism”* in the media, and are so outraged that they’ve decided to vote for John McCain.
Rarely do I witness stupidity on this level (shocking, no?). It’s even coming from some superdelegates (can we just call these people Liebermen?).
WTF are these people thinking? I understand the bitterness of defeat, but what is this about? Them? Their candidate? Or, call me crazy, the country? How can you realistically support Hillary Clinton on the merits of her positions, and then switch to the ideologically polar McCain?
These people basically disgust me, as they seem to be in it for themselves and some warped notion of novelty. Look, when we elect a female president, I’ll be on the front lines of the celebration. But electing her shouldn’t be founded on the fact of her being a woman.
She did it. With one speech, Hillary vanquished my hatred and repulsion of her with one swift stroke (a la the Empire in Star Wars). She said everything she needed to say in her concession speech yesterday. And the real surprise to me was that at some points, she gave me chills.
Seriously, my final critique is that I loved this speech. I loved what it says, I love what it portends. It’s so on.
At the state Democratic Party convention, when the feed of Clinton’s speech was lost due to technical difficulties, supporters of both candidates in attendance in Austin began to unite.
Okay, I’m gathering (and am on the precipice of belief) that Hillary Clinton will end or suspend her campaign (I don’t care which it is, honestly) either Friday or Saturday.
If this turns out to be true, though, she ain’t off the hook. I’m declaring right now (yes, little ol’ me) that it is absolutely imperative that she go rabid, ape shit, ballistic, signaling the farthest fringe of support base that we must all do everything we can to elect Barack Obama president of the United States of America.
Anything less, and I go back to immediately hating her.
And with that implicit analogy, this blog now turns its full attention toward taking down John McCain. Reader submissions are accepted.
The aim will be to expose John McCain for what he is — an old-school politician, beholden to special interests with deep pockets who play by their own rules. The arguments about approach to government are tired, but must be hashed out. The real question is who these candidates are, what they represent, and how they will lead and represent the United States of America at home and to the world.
Given these tenets, the choice should be pretty clear, methinks.
But this blogger (who blogs from work regularly) can no longer keep up.
I turn you over to my touchstone, Democratic Convention Watch, who reports several Clinton-to-Obama defections, 10 Edwards superdels, and many, many more.
Obama is easily within striking distance of 2,117 or 2,118, whatever. He may even get to that number before votes are counted in South Dakota and Montana. His speech tonight is a victory speech.
The question remains what Hillary will say. And whether anyone should care.
I wanted to wait until the words left his mouth. Apparently, they have.
40 to clinch. That number needs to get down to about 17 or so for Obama to wrap things up tonight, concession or no concession.
I wonder whose words I’ll be paying more attention to tonight — hers or his. I care more about his message, of course, but I’m so curious to see whether she’ll morph back into a human being and be gracious and respectful.
