What a Mess
It's nice to see the Democratic primary is actually a real contest this year; it's Democracy in action. However, there's a huge drawback: The Republican primary is not a contest and John McCain is already raising money for the general election, while Hillary Clinton is going to try and undermine Obama (the likely nominee) every single day until August.
I think this opinion piece explains it pretty clearly:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/07/opinion/main3916817.shtml?source=mostpop_story
"Pennsylvania is a swing state that Democrats will almost certainly need to win in November, and Clinton will spend seven weeks and millions of dollars there making the case that Obama is unfit to set foot in the White House. You couldn't create a more damaging scenario if you tried."
To me, Obama's policies are basically the same as hers. However, he has eloquence and charisma and she doesn't. He has a fresh slate and she doesn't. He has a solid numerical advantage in delegates and she doesn't. Yet she plows on in this race, thereby undermining her own party. I realize she wants her name to be in the history books as "first female US president", but seriously...the idea that she would want McCain to win this year so she can swing in and try again in 2012 is absolutely repulsive. Ruthlessness to that degree reminds me of a lovely fellow named Karl Rove.
::sigh::
Four more years of the raging elephant beast?
I think this opinion piece explains it pretty clearly:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/07/opinion/main3916817.shtml?source=mostpop_story
"Pennsylvania is a swing state that Democrats will almost certainly need to win in November, and Clinton will spend seven weeks and millions of dollars there making the case that Obama is unfit to set foot in the White House. You couldn't create a more damaging scenario if you tried."
To me, Obama's policies are basically the same as hers. However, he has eloquence and charisma and she doesn't. He has a fresh slate and she doesn't. He has a solid numerical advantage in delegates and she doesn't. Yet she plows on in this race, thereby undermining her own party. I realize she wants her name to be in the history books as "first female US president", but seriously...the idea that she would want McCain to win this year so she can swing in and try again in 2012 is absolutely repulsive. Ruthlessness to that degree reminds me of a lovely fellow named Karl Rove.
::sigh::
Four more years of the raging elephant beast?