The light at the end of the tunnel may be a train

[babylonsister]

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15621.html#more-15621

The light at the end of the tunnel may be a train
Posted May 22nd, 2008

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I’m 35, and have been following politics for quite a while, and I’ve never been so disappointed with a politician I’ve admired and respected. Yesterday’s tactics weren’t just wrong, they were offensive. For that matter, they seem to be part of a deliberate strategy to tear Democrats apart and ensure a defeat in November.

For several weeks, I’ve appreciated the fact that Clinton considers herself the superior candidate, and has kept her campaign going in the hopes, from her perspective, of saving the party from itself. But after yesterday, it’s become impossible for me to consider Clinton’s intentions honorable. Her conduct is not that of a leader.

What’s so striking is the shamelessness of her reversal(s). When Florida and Michigan broke party rules and were punished by the DNC, Clinton not only supported the decision, she honored it and spoke publicly about those votes not counting. One of her own top strategists was responsible for making the decision in the first place. Now, Clinton is saying, “Never mind what I said and did before.”

Clinton and her campaign insisted that this was a race for delegates, as per party rules. Now, Clinton is saying, “Never mind what I said and did before.” Clinton and her campaign said the finish line was 2,025. Now, Clinton is saying, “Never mind what I said and did before.”

Instead of trying to help bring the party together — Election Day is 24 weeks away — Clinton went to Florida to argue that if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee, his nomination will be illegitimate. And if the DNC plays by the rules Clinton used to support, it’s guilty of vote-suppression — comparable to slavery, Jim Crow, and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe.

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Many Dems have been waiting for a soft landing, a graceful exit, a classy wrap-up. Clinton, for reasons that I want desperately to understand, has chosen to abandon these norms and instead choose a destructive, divisive path.

She’s playing a dangerous game in which the only winner is the Republican Party.

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Spreading the poop outside the pound?

Yes, I know -- that Clinton b***h must not just be stopped, she must be destroyed. And then the blame must be placed on her.

How's that party unity thing working out for you?

--p!

[babylonsister]

2. You don't like the truth, don't read it. Or provide a different opinion,

which is what this is. And you provided that name for her, not I.

And PS, I imagine we'd see more party unity if she stopped creating rifts and faced up to the truth.

[Dogmudgeon]

3. Ah, yes ... The Truth.

It's another screed to slam Hillary.

Period.

And you posted it outside of GD-P because ... ?

"And PS, I imagine we'd see more party unity if she stopped creating rifts and faced up to the truth."

Bullshit. You (pl.) -- and the press corps -- want her to submit and to accept her own destruction because Team Obama can't tolerate the slightest uncertainty or difficulty (and "difficulty" is far too strong a word).

I never though I'd see the day when the persona of an American politican would be conceived in the image of Jesus of Nazareth AND http://www.zod2008.com/">General Zod of Krypton.

Keep in mind, too, the press corps loves Obama, but they married McCain.

--p!

[roseBudd]

5. want him to submit and to accept his own destruction because Team Clinton can't abide rules

that they previously supported before she failed to secure the nomination she is owed by Feb. 5

[cyr330]

4. One thing. . . .

You can blame the Republicans for the fiasco in Florida.