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February 8, 2008August 31, 2024

DNC and superdelegates could sink the Democrats

What the Republicans can’t do for themselves between now and November, the Democrats may do for them.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) warned Michigan and Florida months ago that they would lose their delegates if they held their primaries in January. The candidates agreed not to campaign in those states, and the delegates were lost, per the candidates’ agreement and the DNC’s ruling.

Nevertheless, Hillary Clinton, in some creative interpretation of said agreement, proceeded to make “non-campaign” appearances in Florida and even promised the populace she would fight to get the state’s delegates reinstated. Then today it was reported that the DNC is pressuring Michigan and Florida to hold caucuses so the delegates they lost last month can be seated at the convention.

February 4, 2008May 24, 2021

Hillary doesn’t cry… again

Crocodile tears. Or not. Depends on who you ask. But again today, again on the eve of an important primary election day, Hillary got misty-eyed. Or not. Was she remembering her show of emotion on the eve of the New Hampshire primary? When all the women voters turned out in sympathy and unexpectedly gave her … Continue reading Hillary doesn’t cry… again

January 15, 2008May 24, 2021

Last words on race issue before tonight’s debate

If one really wants to split hairs over the last Democratic debate, one could say Hillary did not play the race card. “All” she did was dismiss Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights efforts and give the credit to President Lyndon B. Johnson because he signed the legislation into law. “It took a president to … Continue reading Last words on race issue before tonight’s debate

January 8, 2008May 24, 2021

Barack Obama to America: Yes we can!

Borrowing from the 2006 immigration reform protestors’ chant “Sí se puede,” Barack Obama tonight launched the next phase of his campaign with the mantra “Yes we can.” Not original, but a desperately needed change from “Change.” Losing to Hillary Clinton in a tight Democratic primary in New Hampshire, Obama was still confident and his words … Continue reading Barack Obama to America: Yes we can!

January 7, 2008May 24, 2021

And so it goes, in the U.S. and elsewhere

» Why is George Bush going to the Middle East this week? What can he possibly accomplish in a region where he is almost universally despised? Perhaps he thinks that every turkey shoot needs a turkey. » Iranian gunboats have harassed the U.S. Navy in the Strait of Hormuz. Are they trying to provoke an … Continue reading And so it goes, in the U.S. and elsewhere

December 26, 2007May 24, 2021

NY Times looks at Hillary’s résumé from WH years

Patrick Healy, in today’s New York Times, examines Hillary Clinton’s 8 years as First Lady and weighs whether they can be counted as part of her “political experience.” In effect, Healy performs a background check on the résumé Clinton is offering to Iowa voters and the nation, and Clinton appears to be … umm … exaggerating things a … Continue reading NY Times looks at Hillary’s résumé from WH years