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Hillary's argument—that as the second-best Democrat she is the best person to defeat a Republican—reveals some of the internal thought processes of certain Democrats.
Those certain Democrats would be the ones who play the myriad special interests within the party against each other in order to maintain their grip on power.
You see, it was supposed to be a year in which a "minority" won the nomination and demonstrated the great compassion Democrats have for the downtrodden. But a funny thing has happened on the way to the coronation nomination. The wrong minority is winning.
Wrong because Obama does not represent the real power within the Democratic Party. Instead he represent all the people who follow the party because they think what the party says is actually what the party stands for.
So the people who have been manipulating minorities against each other for the past few decades have received a rude awakening: the minorities have stated quite clearly that they don't want a half-measure when it comes to this election. If the party pretends to desire someone who is both everyman and a victim then someone from a powerful political family cannot truly be that person. Especially when that powerful political family has already been in the White House.
The super delegates were supposed to be the way the Democrats kept something like this from happening. By providing the illusion of voters deciding who the nominee would be they kept the rank and file happy. Unfortunately for the Democrat insiders, the voters have stuck with their candidate despite not-so-subtle attempts to divide and conquer his supporters.
Hillary is $20 million in debt and going deeper. Someone...anyone...should tell her it is time to stop digging. Even an infamous Clinton campaign surprise can't save her now.
Democrats should be thankful that Republicans are just as divided and their prospective nominee is too politically inept to take advantage of the Democrat divisions.
Current Mood : sick 
Tags : 2008 election, hillary clinton
Location : The floor
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At the time I said this was a horrible idea.
PHILADELPHIA - EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a national model.
EarthLink, which pinned its future on municipal Wi-Fi networks following rapid declines in its dial-up Internet access business, said Tuesday that it could not find a buyer for the $17 million network.
It was like putting public pay phones every ten feet and selling calling cards for them in the 1970s. The infrastructure costs are just too high to recoup. The WiMAX model is much better suited to metropolitan areas. You already have cell phone towers up; use them for wireless internet access as well.
Current Mood : full 
Tags : technology
Location : Outside
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It's a good strategy. I approve.
Once he starts talking about running mates and what kind of person he'd pick for cabinet posts Hillary will be placed in an almost untenable position. She's behind in both elected delegates and super delegates and Obama has won more contests than she has.
The longer he allows the debate to remain focused on who is winning the longer Hillary has to—if you'll pardon the expression—pull a Clinton. ;)
Current Mood : relaxed 
Tags : 2008 election, barack obama, hillary clinton
Location : The living room
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Barack Obama is projected to win the North Carolina primary, adding to his victory in Guam earlier this week. The race in Indiana is too close to call, indicating that Hillary has some electability questions of her own.
Recent economic news is as equally disheartening to Democrats as the economy showed GDP growth and job increases. Both are signs that the economy is unlikely to collapse into a recession in the near future. This makes plans for a Democrat run featuring a recessionary economy more difficult. (But as 1992 demonstrated the Democrats can turn just about any economy into recession with the cooperation of the MSM.)
Meanwhile more super delegates are being created. Newly minted delegates often find themselves being contested by both sides until they declare they are for one candidate or another. It is clear that the Democrat Party is not going to let the voters decide the election. (No surprise there, eh?)
In an odd move John McCain has started running general election style TV ads. Unless he is merely testing how each commercial plays in front of various audiences in test markets he's wasting a lot of money by running them this early. He should talk to President Dean about how well that strategy worked for him in 2004.
Current Mood : busy 
Location : A jump to the left
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That silly economy, it keeps growing (albeit very slowly) and adding jobs (though not payroll) and that pesky unemployment rate refuses to budge from around five percent.
What's a Cassandra to do?!
I mine aside from voting Democrat, that is. There won't be an "official" recession in time for the election, but you can be sure people who think it is necessary for there to be on in order to get elected will make you think there is one.
Current Mood : amused
Tags : economy
Location : The living room
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Al Franken, who bursts into tears whenever I confront him, apparently hates to pay taxes.
"To project a more senatorial air, Franken is trying hard to watch what he says, and his staff has placed him in a kind of protective custody: journalists are not allowed to ride along, as is standard campaign practice, lest they overhear and report an undignified remark."
And in an election cycle where the slowing economy is a major part of the Democratic message, it never is good to have a candidate who didn't pay back taxes -- even if it was an accidental oversight. There's little doubt that this will be a major part of the Republican messaging when the race starts heating up.
Hey, what do you expect from a professional liar like Al Franken? He has made it clear over and over again that he will lie, cheat and steal in an attempt to get his way (or attack those he dislikes).
He's like Michael Moore—only less (unintentionally) funny.
Current Mood : amused
Location : Home
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Please let this be some cruel hoax perpetrated by someone angry with No Child Left Behind. O_O
While infiltrating enemy lines substitute teaching I came across an authentic looking flyer announcing just such a beastie.
Current Mood : frightened and confused 
Tags : federal spending
Location : Home
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