3rd and Long for the Clintons But It Ain't Over Yet
One of my favorite political pundits and practitioners here in California is Dan Schnur. Below is a piece of his that ran in the New York Times this week. I'll overlook his jab of America's Team but his insight and analysis is usually right-on--regardless of the GOP uniform he wears.
I'm interested to see (if you'll indulge me yet another football metaphor) how 0-11 keeps the Clinton team to the playoffs, let alone within reach of another brass ring . The Ohio and Texas contests have to be large margin victories. But if that happens, it will be a greater upset than what happened in Glendale, Arizona last month and Dan's worst fears will be realized.
Why I’m Afraid of the Clintons
We’ve counted out the Clintons before: during the New Hampshire primary in 1992, after the death of health care reform and the Republican takeover of Congress, and at the height of the impeachment brawl a few years after that. On each of those occasions, we had convinced ourselves that this was going to be the end of this unique family’s political journey. Each time, we were wrong.
When Hillary Clinton decided to run for president, I promised myself I would not be fooled again. As an equally loyal fan of the Republican Party and of the Green Bay Packers football team, I had come to regard the Clintons the same way I’ve always thought about the Dallas Cowboys. I don’t like them. I root against them. I want them to lose and occasionally find myself wanting bad things to happen to them. But they are very good at what they do. And if someone can knock them out in the playoffs — whether it’s the New York Giants or a senator from Illinois — I’m just as happy not to have to go up against them when the stakes are at their highest.
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I'm interested to see (if you'll indulge me yet another football metaphor) how 0-11 keeps the Clinton team to the playoffs, let alone within reach of another brass ring . The Ohio and Texas contests have to be large margin victories. But if that happens, it will be a greater upset than what happened in Glendale, Arizona last month and Dan's worst fears will be realized.
Why I’m Afraid of the Clintons
Dan Schnur
Op-Ed - New York Times (Campaign Stop)
February 28, 2008
We’ve counted out the Clintons before: during the New Hampshire primary in 1992, after the death of health care reform and the Republican takeover of Congress, and at the height of the impeachment brawl a few years after that. On each of those occasions, we had convinced ourselves that this was going to be the end of this unique family’s political journey. Each time, we were wrong.
When Hillary Clinton decided to run for president, I promised myself I would not be fooled again. As an equally loyal fan of the Republican Party and of the Green Bay Packers football team, I had come to regard the Clintons the same way I’ve always thought about the Dallas Cowboys. I don’t like them. I root against them. I want them to lose and occasionally find myself wanting bad things to happen to them. But they are very good at what they do. And if someone can knock them out in the playoffs — whether it’s the New York Giants or a senator from Illinois — I’m just as happy not to have to go up against them when the stakes are at their highest.
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Posted by Edward Headington @ 3/01/2008 11:14:00 AM
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I agree with him. And you should be scared of the Clintons...
But don't worry - once she's your President - you'll wonder how you ever voted against her!
I like her. She's the better candidate, but as a good Democrat, I'll get behind Obama if he's the choice. But I hope Hillary pulls this out.
I'd pick McCain if he wasn't so dumb about insisting we keep spending billions on Iraq. If the Iraqis can't fight their own war, maybe they will be in trouble, but the rest of the world thinks we're there for our own benefit, which isn't the case. Maybe protecting oil is part of it, but what's the argument, that Iraqi government will stop selling to us if we go out? That they'll get toppled by fundamentalists? McCain isn't saying much except you have to finsih what you started.
Obama just blaming McCain and Hillary though is a copout -- he's got two years of experience during which he's been untested. He keeps saying he'd have made "the right choice" if he'd have been there. Easty to claim in hindsight. Especially when he's voted hundreds of "prsents," made no decision.
Hey Anons. Thanks for posting on this beautiful day.
If you get a chance, check out Frank Rich's piece today on Hillary/McCain. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/opinion/02rich.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print.
The last two paragraps particularly stood out (and the first two on Limbaugh were funny):
"What repeatedly goes unrecognized by all of Mr. Obama’s opponents is that his political Kryptonite is the patriotism he offers in lieu of theirs. His upbeat notion of a yes-we-can national mobilization for the common good, however saccharine, speaks to the pride and idealism of Americans who are bone-weary of a patriotism defined exclusively by flag lapel pins, the fear of terrorism and the prospect of perpetual war.
"A few more “macaca” moments for the nearly all-white G.O.P. could spell its doom. Recognizing the backlash that has followed the racially tinged smears leveled at Mr. Obama so far, Mr. McCain wasted no time in publicly scolding the right-wing radio talk-show host who railed against Barack Hussein Obama at one of his rallies last week. Or perhaps, as those of us who like Mr. McCain want to believe, he is simply a man of honor: he knows that history will judge him exactingly on how he runs against America’s first black or female presidential nominee, win or lose."
Funny, Obama wasn't nearly as quick to scold Farrakhan or his own pastor and often-touted "spiritual advisor" at Trinity United Church who chose Farrakhan's as Person of the Year last year, for being a leader of Excellence, with a Vision for America. Which includes anti-Semitism, and the pastor himself and church have often made anti-white statements, of a separatist "black pride" nature.
Obama quietly welcomed the support of Farrakhan even though this issue has been in the press for months -- Hillary's camp didn't touch it -- and the separatist demagogic preacher has been his mentor for 20 years.
Only when he was called out on national tv in the debate with Hillary did he respond to HER challenge, and say that well, okay, maybe he could do more than just not openly embrace everyone who supported him, okay, maybe he could risk some consequences for saying no thanks... Clearly, worried about the consequences of alienating many blacks who agree with Farrakhan. Like his own pastor.
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