Really Pissed Off!

Once again, the Democratic Party appears to be following its regular path to destruction, when it comes to nominating a candidate who can win the national Election. The prophetic words of Bill Clinton “Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line” once more may spell doom for the Democratic Party in the 2008 Presidential Election, as it has historically done so in the past. The Election that was theirs for the taking may once again be heading beyond reach, while the Republicans quickly rally behind John McCain. Shortly after the New Hampshire Primary, I wrote an article on Who can win the 2008 Election and advised the Republicans to rally around John McCain, as he was their only candidate who could possibly beat the Democrats. In the same article, I advised the Democrats to endorse John Edwards, as he appeared to be the only candidate who would beat John McCain. It appears that the RNC read my article, but the DNC did not!

McCain will be a formidable opponent, as he will be able to attract a large section of the Independent Vote. McCain has that unique ability to win over voters who disagree with him, which could tilt this Election towards the Republicans, even after eight years of the disastrous Bush Administration. The most recent Rasmussen Report shows that McCain leads over both Clinton and Obama by single digit leads. Although they are under 10 percent, they represent a trend that may continue, as the November Election approaches. Let’s take a look at Hillary Clinton. Although she may be the most qualified candidate for the Democrats, Hillary generates a Love/Hate relationship with a considerable block of the voting public. Why is Hillary hated by both sides of the isle? It’s a question which would take up an entire article, just by itself. Perhaps to help answer that question, or to just understand it, we have to go back 50 years to Eleanor Roosevelt to perhaps try to understand the phenomenon. It comes right down to that fact that there those, both men and for some reason women, who do not a woman either as President or resent a woman who is politically active and aggressive. I don’t understand it, but all of you know someone who hates Hillary for that very reason. It was the same for Eleanor Roosevelt, when she became politically active after her husband’s death. It seams that History has forgotten that tidbit! Another reason is her husband, and you get both, when you vote for Hillary. However, if you look at the eight years of Bill Clinton’s Presidency, you and I were a lot better off then than we are after eight years of George W. Bush! Yet, Bill Clinton attracts the same hatred, and for many it’s over Monica Lewinsky! What’s worse, a blow job or a war we should never have waged, and one that we can’t get out? Unfortunately, Hillary has considerable baggage and I’m certain that the Republicans would love to have her as the Democratic Candidate. Her platform has little difference with Barack Obama's, but the packaging is her largest problem, as well as the fact that Hillary has allowed herself to be the “Inside” candidate! Unfortunately, this video clip says it all:

Although both are running on a similar program, with their largest difference is the War in Iraq. Barack Obama offers a much different package, and that’s what may win him the Nomination. Obama, although a U.S. Senator, has been able to propel his campaign, as the Campaign of Change. In his own words, Obama calls for not just a change in leadership, but also a change we play the game in Washington. (Click on the link you just passed to read his article in the Washington Post.) This call for change has been echoed by John Edwards as well, and it was Edwards who initiated it early in his campaign, long before Obama decided to run. However, a whole new generation of voters, previously unheard and unseen, have joined the ranks of the Obama Campaign. This influx of new voters has decided that Barack Obama is the candidate for Change. Let’s take a look at that message:

Obama does not carry the baggage that weighs down Clinton, but he has something else, which is a problem in a national Election. That is a question mark. He has served only two years of his first term in the Senate, much of which has been running for the Executive Office. We really do not know whether his inexperience will make him “flinch,” when the going gets tough. The other factor is “the eight hundred pound gorilla that’s in the middle of the room, which no one is talking about!” It’s the factor of race. As the first African-American to reach this far as a national Candidate, it is uncertain whether the American public will pause, before pulling that lever. Hopefully not, but it is a question that should, at least, be placed on the table. Shelby Steele has written the book ”The Bound Man” in which he brings this discussion to the surface. It continues to be debated behind closed doors. Obama, however, has possibly changed the face of politics with the crossover vote from the Republican Party but this is all speculation. The Democratic Party will choose a candidate, who will make History. The question is whether that History will be a footnote in the loosing column of the Election of 2008!