Is there nothing that she will stop at?

Today’s news report finally pushed me over the edge with regard to the Clinton campaign.  After whining about sexism – and OK, I acknowledge that it exists, but where was the acknowledgment that Obama suffers both racism and misplaced anti-muslim behavior – she goes on and says that she’s in the race because “you never know what might happen” evoking the memory of Bobby Kennedy.

Geeze.  Wasn’t it her that said that only she could get the vote of white working class voters?  Wasn’t it she who pandered to every religious, social, ethnic and gender group out there?  Wasn’t it she who violated the election rules in both Florida and Michigan?  You can bet your bottom rupee that if she was on the other side of the table, she’d be arguing about how Obama can’t now expect to bend the rules.

The problem with Hillary is the same problem that we have with Bush – that moral and ethical relativity is taken to an extreme.  Certainly, no one realistically expects complete honesty from their elected officials, but the bald-faced disingenuousness of her bullshit is only equaled by the moral torpor of the Bush white house. 

This candidate needs to simply shut up and go away.  Period.

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

I started the election cycle a solid fan of Hillary Clinton.  After all, my life was better during the Clinton years than any years since, and since I have two kids, I would want the improvements in their lives to occur too.  Plus, I really think we need single-payer health care (more on that in another post) and believe that she’s the only one who could bring that home.

But Hillary couldn’t have done a better job of botching a campaign.  This will go down in history as one of the worst campaigns ever – and now I’m a solid fan of Mr. Obama.

What did she do wrong?  

1. Pandered to the “core” democratic base – people that most of the country feels a certain amount of contempt for – union bosses, entertainment execs, party hacks.
2. Blown every opportunity to benefit from an Obama gaffe.  The latest one – Bittergate – is a perfect example.  Whether or not the next-day quaffing of a beer in a bar was pre-planned, it looked ridiculously staged.
3. Tried to pull a Dubya – by pretending to sound like a stupid white lady.  Shit, I expect her to show her sagging back tatoo soon – maybe a heart with an arrow through it, maybe some “wings.” (time to ask LA Ink whether they can quickly “age” a tatt.  Bush, for all his faults, is exceptional at sounding like a dumb redneck.  (note that I believe that Bush is as dumb as a fox – and that the Dems have consistently made the mistake of thinking he’s stupid – he isn’t).
4. Forgot to elevate the debate.  What Obama does brilliantly is pull people up by their brains.  More than anything, this country needs to start using those silly little organs to solve our problems.  Being pulled up by the brain is a good thing.

Hopefully, the final stake will be driven through the heart of the Clinton campaign by the good people of Pennsylvania.  Then we will be able to see how absolutely devoid of ideas and a plan Mr. McCain is.

EE