So, now that all the pundits have had their chance to speak, its time (fashionably late as always) for the one everyone has been waiting for to speak his mind…or not. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. After a brief hiatus from the world of blogging due to tricky corporate mergers, a stint in Boston, and an ungodly long traffic date, I have returned. Ms. Informed would definitely agree with that last one.
So, last night Clinton pulled off an impressive ten point victory in the Pennsylvania primary. Well, impressive to her camp. Obama might argue differently as she was ahead about 20 points when the seven week campaign in the Keystone state began. Hey, but a win is a win.
Anyway, what do we make of all of this? Clinton narrowed Obama’s lead in the popular vote tally by about 215,000 votes and netted about 9 delegates or so. So what? Obama will make up this difference in North Carolina on May 6th, and barring a major blunder by Obama, Clinton cannot catch him in delegates. So her only strategy is to convince the superdelegates to silence the voters and override their decision. Well, let’s be honest for a second – that is not going to happen. Even if she can convince the superdelegates that she is the more electable candidate, the votes (most) have spoken, and handing the nomination to Clinton would be a direct slap in the face and would infuriate voters, catapulting McCain into office and destroying the party for years to come. Is that the goal here? You decide.
Another theory: She beats Obama down so much that he becomes unelectable in November. McCain wins and she runs against him in ’12. Clearly, this is an even worse strategy as Obama supporters and hopefully, the party as a whole, will refuse to forgive her for sacrificing the good of the country for her own personal gain.
I would like to think neither of these is entirely true, but then what is her justification for continuing this quest for the nomination? I think it’s just ego. The Clintons feel that the Democratic Party is their party. They are mistaken. It’s not. It’s the people’s party, and nobody is guaranteed the nomination. Clinton, for the good of they party, the people, and if for nothing else more that your own historical image, please end this. Help to unite the party before it is too late.
In your speech last night you said Americans don’t quit, and they deserve a president who won’t quit. True, but Americans do not deserve four more years of a Bush Administration because make no mistake about it that is exactly what a McCain Administration will be. The media may characterize McCain as a maverick and an independent, but if you look at his record, then you will see he is a staunch conservative, who will continue the failed foreign policy of the Bush Administration and prolong the war in Iraq indefinitely. Is that what you want? I am pretty sure it is not. Swallow your pride, Senator Clinton, and let’s concentrate on the real opponent, the Republicans.
American Idol’s most delusional judge Paula Abdul has recently expressed interest in competing in a season of Dancing with the Stars, but Fox execs aren’t going for it. They have apparently forbade Abdul from appearing on the rival network’s show.
