Hillary cancels appearances - or not

Wrongo.

The one good thing about Hillary sticking around is that it has energized usually sleepy political states, such as Indiana, and brought them back into the process. That's for the good of the Democrats, in theory, because organizations have been set up by either campaign in state's that would definitely had been ignored in the primary process.

There won't be any Johnny-come-lately campaign offices in previously ignored stats come the fall, they're already in these places.

The other thing the race has done is keep the Democrat's message in the forefront. They have the chance to reach more people, whereas McCain is on the backburner.

It's not unlike a baseball team clinching its division early, while another division's pennant race grabs all of the attention.

The GOPs method is fine if you have a strong incumbent, or, if you clearly have the will of the people behind you. They don't and they don't. It would have been healthy for McCain to have to battle more than he ultimately did.

 

Politics - even the New Politics - remain a far from classy business.

 

Actually, if the Dems operated under the GOP's primary rules and standards, Clinton would be the nominee based on winner take all states. That said, I really wish we would reform the election laws in this country and have one single set of rules and standards for primaries and general elections for all parties, with one calendar that ensures a fair chance for all candidates, that doesn't provide a regional candidate an unfair advantage and that doesn't change every four years based on which candidates supporters help draft the rules.

 

It doesn't have to be fair. We're not electing our president. As members of our individual parties, we're selecting our candidates for president. Each party can do it however it thinks best.

 

When Che officially gives it up, I'll announce my avatar's funeral arrangements. Until then, go Che, go!

 

It ain't over.

Phone rings, pick it up, expecting it's going to be my wife. Nope.

"Hi. This is Bill Clinton ... "

Click.

Too late. Ballot already filled out. I've even already met part of her opponent's family.

 

You met Michelle? Your impressions?

 

Demonstrably, provably hot?

 

Hillary's campaign is how much is debt? $6 million? $8 million? Yeah, that's the person I want in these economic times.

 

She can pay it off. She and Bill made $109 million in the last seven years.

 

You're assuming anyone will give a shit.
And that's a BIG assumption.

 

Not Michelle. Other family members.