I was going to wait until all the polls were in before I made a post, and Indiana has just been called for Sen. Clinton.
North Carolina was expected to go for Sen. Obama, and it did in a resounding fashion, 56% - 42%. Indiana was expected to go for Sen. Clinton by several percent, and it is basically tied. We’re talking about a delegate or two between them in Indiana. Sen. Obama has effectively washed out Sen. Clinton’s gains from Pennsylvania.
A lot of folks are now expecting Sen. Clinton to step out of the race this week, but I think I’m just a little more cynical. I don’t see her stepping aside when she has a basically guaranteed win in West Virginia. I think she stays in at least through that contest and hopes for an Obama gaffe, or that the media latches on to another lapel pin or Wright non-issue. She’s out of money — barring a huge fundraising announcement from April — but I just don’t think she’ll suddenly decide she can’t win and step aside. A clear Clinton victory has been a long shot for some time. She has been “moving the goal posts” for quite a while, with Michigan, Florida, “more votes by people who have voted,” the legitimacy of caucuses versus primaries, etc. With a win (however minor) in Indiana, I can’t see her stepping aside. I am hoping I am wrong because every day she is in this race is a distraction from the attention that should be being paid to going after McCain. He’s currently getting a free pass.
Here’s a good article from The Huffington Post, before I come off too much like a hater: It’s Not About Hating Hillary
One of Clinton’s laws of politics is, if one candidate is trying to scare you, and the other one is trying to make you think, if one candidate’s appealing to your fears, and the other one’s appealing to your hopes,” he said. “You better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope.
~ William Jefferson Clinton, while campaigning for John Kerry in 2004
I wish we had an Obama in every Senate and House seat, and in the White House. Where are the leaders that tell it like it is instead of playing to our fears, playing to our ignorances or pretending we’re ignorant, and pandering to the lowest common denominator?
What we need are real leaders with real solutions for real change. Not just at the top office, but everywhere through our government.
A clear difference between pandering and leadership prioritized over what is politically expedient. Senators Clinton and McCain for removing the federal excise tax on gasoline for the summer (the one that pays for road and bridge repairs, etc.), Sen. Obama understanding that it won’t actually do anything. Maybe Senators Clinton and McCain are on to something. I mean, we don’t really need to make bridge repairs. Sen. Clinton wants to offset it by raising taxes on the oil companies, which then would pass the cost on to the consumer making the legislation effectively useless and not changing prices at all. But hey, whatever makes your stump speech exciting, right?
DCist has a neat map of some wonderful possible changes to Metro that would be just awesome.
Sen. McCain flip-flops on yet another issue. Perhaps senility has set in?
Mid-western mother to suit crossing against light: Excuse me, sir?
Suit, in mid-intersection: Yes?
Mother: You’re setting a bad example for my daughter -crossing against the light.
Suit, continuing on his way: Yes, I am.
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