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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Is there no justice for Hillary?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Denver, Denver, Denver,” Hillary supporters chanted Tuesday night, urging her to take the campaign on to the Democratic national convention. She should.
Today her supporters on the Right join the sisters in seeking justice for the 18 million Democrats — and the few Republicans who listened to Rush Limbaugh and crossed over to show their solidarity with the First Family of Democratic Politics. If we must give up Billary before Denver, leave us at least with the ray of hope that one day we’ll have Chelsea. This simply cannot be the end of the Clintons in presidential politics. What will we do for sport, those of us on the Right and the 18 million Democrats, give or take a few crossover Republicans, who loved her?
To steal the nomination from Hillary the far-left fringe of the Democratic Party turned to an out-of-touch liberal who offers a false promise of change, to paraphrase the wise, experienced and renown icon of somewhat conservative political leanings, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
Of course on one point, McCain has Barack Obama pegged. “For all his fine words and all his promise, he has never taken the hard but right course of risking his own interests for yours; of standing against the partisan rancor on his side to stand up for our country,” said McCain Tuesday.
Obama, the fawning media’s adored candidate, as Bill Clinton and others who love Hillary see it, is alleged to have secured the Democratic nomination last night. Frankly, those of us on the Right knew it was over earlier in the day Tuesday when super-delegate Jimmy Carter embraced him. It just seemed fitting that former President Carter would put him over the top.
Change, as Obama expresses it, is a return to yesterday’s agendas, programs and foreign policies.
But this is not a day to talk of appeasement and failure and foolishness. It’s a day to celebrate the life and journey of Hillary Clinton and to condemn the bumper-sticker politics of diversion and division that brings the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate to the brink of victory. Drats. “Denver, Denver, Denver.”
Obama’s on a roll. Of sorts. They love him in small states that are inclined to vote Republican in November. With his win Tuesday in Montana, he’s won seven of the last 16 states to hold primaries. Our beloved Hillary won eight. Count the votes. Florida and Michigan, too.
Fact is, Obama doesn’t grow on people. They loved the flash and the empty slogans. But the more they come to know of him, the less he appeals.
The old guy is looking pretty good now. I really like his chances. The Democrats found themselves in a situation where they couldn’t deny Obama the nomination, lest a major constituency walked. So they’ve chosen the weaker candidate. Bring him on. And put her on the ticket, too.
