We've got to thank Barack Obama. It looks like he has sealed Hillary Clinton's fate. Yes, Slick Hillary will continue with her false smiles and false assurances, but everything is beginning to ring hollow. I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary got out of the race soon.
The Democratic primaries sure have been fun. To me they have been reminiscent of the Iran-Iraq war. Needless to say, I have been hoping for heavy casualties on both sides! Hillary's attacks on Obama have taken a toll. It was especially gratifying to hear Hillary make the argument that both she and McCain are vastly more experienced than Obama. Surely McCain will get some mileage out of that in the next several months. Hillary also raised questions about whether Obama can be trusted in an emergency. Again, this is a theme that can only benefit McCain. Between the questions raised by Hillary and the doubts raised by Obama's association with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Obama's reputation has been tarnished.
Ambivalent though I am about Obama, I must credit him with saving the nation from the prospect of another Clinton presidency. For eight years the Clintons used the Oval Office for personal self-aggrandizement, renting out the Lincoln bedroom, selling pardons, and chasing around the hired help. Yes, Bill was the lecher, but Hillary was the enabler. I wonder if this is the "experience" she has been touting on the campaign, since I'm not sure what else she accomplished over her eight years as First Lady. Finally America may be ridding itself of this cunning, opportunistic duo.
Contrast the Clintons with other recent presidencies and the difference becomes apparent. Many people disagree with and even loathe Bush but it's hard to say that Bush became president for personal gain. All the folks who said he invaded Iraq for the sake of oil interests have never shown Bush to be the beneficiary of any such gains. By contrast, the Clintons came to Washington virtually broke and have been cashing in since day one. Now the couple since has a net worth in excess of $100 million. Is there any precedent for such self-enrichment? George H.W. Bush and Reagan and Ford and Carter had their share of Oval Office troubles but all of them involved disagreements about policy. No one suggested that these men were using their office for their own benefit. The Clintons are clearly in a low class of their own.
Good riddance to the Clintons also means good riddance to the era of the 1960s. The self-indulgent, megalomaniacal sixties generation is not only an embarassment to itself, it also represents the great failure of the World War II generation. For all its accomplishments, the "greatest generation" failed in one significant respect: it couldn't replicate itself but produced instead the spoiled children of the Clinton generation.
This November, America will have a choice between an independent-minded candidate of the World War II generation and an inspiring but also troubling candidate of the post-sixties generation. Meanwhile, it appears, two sullen, resentful Clintons will be watching from the wings.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 28)
1. ok DD- applauding casualties in a war-very christian of you.
you are ann coulter WITHOUT balls...
odin-t at 1:22AM on May 12th 2008
2. I agree. The Clintons will not be missed at all.
CreamyJoe at 1:27AM on May 12th 2008
3. Whoo! That Bush didn't seek to profit from the office. Iraq turned out to be a harder nut to crack than he thought. Shock and Awe? Guess the insurgents had other ideas. His whole house of cards fell on the ashes of the WTC. I can only hope that history will show his lifeless body swinging from the lamppost along with Rummy, Rove and others. But alas, probably not. He and Darth Cheney will be okay, though, since their war-profiteering will pan out in other areas. As for Hillary, do you really think she is going to give up so easily? The DNC will be interesting at best, and when the dust settles, Obama will probably pull it out. The general election will be even more fun, and Obama will again prevail. Only then will the possibility of 'our version' of the French Revolution become a possibility. The next few months will be interesting at best.
Robert at 1:55AM on May 12th 2008
4. Regardless of what the Clintons did during their eight year run, an economic SURPLUS was their legacy. In all the Republi-con admins, our economy was devasted- please explain.
Robert at 1:58AM on May 12th 2008
5. Come on, Christers and Atheists! Here's a topic with REAL merit, where are you? What? If you can't beat the shit out of each other with circular logic and Scriptural rhetoric, it's no fun? Now's the time to have some REAL fun!
Robert at 2:04AM on May 12th 2008
6. What? No takers? Okey-dokey! Good night all!
Aurevoir,
Robert
Robert at 2:11AM on May 12th 2008
7. Good riddance to Hillary AND McCain, since he has as much chance against Obama in the fall against Oamaas a jaybird has against a twelve-guage load of buchshot straight in the face.
Guess DD got tired of putting lipstick on christianity and hoping that atheists would kiss it or something.
Did anybody see this weeks SNL jab at Hillary? They must have finally decided to leave no doubt about how they feel about her. Portrayed her as the ultimate bad loser. Like a total selfish bitch.
Pretty close to the mark, I'd say.
Godless Heathen Brian at 2:15AM on May 12th 2008
8. SO SLICK WILLIE WAS A "LECHER." ISN'T THAT THE LEGACY OF ALL DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS--SPITZER, MCGREAVEY, PATERSON AND HUGH CAREY, TO NAME JUST A FEW.. REMEMBER HUGH CAREY? HE WAS CARRYING ON WITH A GREEK SHIPPING HEIRESS WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED THREE TIMES. THE "LIASON" WAS DESCRIBED AS "..HUGH CAREY HAS A NEW JOB. FOURTH MATE ON A GREEK TRAMP."
AS BAD AS HILLARY IS, COMPARED TO OBAMA SHE IS MOTHER THERESA. REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT WAS HALF-RIGHT (NO PUN INTENDED) WHEN HE SAID "..GOD DAMN AMERICA." LIKE ALL PEOPLE WITH BLACK ALZHEIMERS, HE FORGOT TO ADD "..IF IT ELECTS OBAMA AS PREIDENT."
gonefishin at 2:58AM on May 12th 2008
9. Go to hell. My family and I just switched parties. John McCain ALL OVER THE ENVIRONMENT???? Giving California what Arnold asked for long ago, a chance to control carbon emissions? Watch how the young kids ditch Obama now!!
LonghornMama at 3:03AM on May 12th 2008
10. I couldn't agree more (well, except for the Iran/Iraq analogy..innocent pawns of maniacal leadership).
I am so glad that someone else sees Hillary Clinton for what she really is...a power-monging, coat tail-riding, self-serving, egomaniacal trollop who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals.
Will she bow out soon? It all depends...on what type of "deal" she can make to preserve her selfish dreams of owning the Oval Office....such as a guaranteed nod as the runningmate to Obama.
If Obama agrees to this, it would be one of the most foolish and dangerous moves any presidential candidite has ever made, because this woman has proven that she will sink to any depth necessary to get what she wants.
She will have him assassinated....without a doubt. Summon Vince Foster's ghost and he will concur.
The woman is pure evil in menopause, which makes her even MORE dangerous.
Gary at 3:04AM on May 12th 2008
11. George W. Bush - Now officially the worst President in the history of The United States of America.
His screw-ups are so profound and numerous that i'll only say his abysmal approval rating speaks for itself. His presidency will be a tremendous learning experience for conservatives and the republican party on how NOT to be. He is simply a horrible, horrible president who is bereft of any semblance of leadership and has damaged this nation for generations to come. Hopefully his failure in office will spell the end of the neo-conservative movement and neocons and their embarrassing banishment into insignificance.
Frank at 3:33AM on May 12th 2008
12. Gosh, I thought it would be great if Hillary won, then maybe some of the furnishings would be returned to the White House.
DD-what is the major difference between Religous Right and Religious Left
Religious Right-are pro america
Religious Left-anti american
robert okane at 7:11AM on May 12th 2008
13. Dinesh,
I hate to disagree with you, but Obama scares me more than Hillary.
First, Dick Armey said in CNBC that in the grand scheme of things, Hillary is an adult, and Obama is a child. Hillary has plans, ableit misguided ones. Obama has no plans. His idea of policy making is meeting with his advisors and singing Kumbaya. Hillary wants to be Commander-in-Chief, while Obama wants to be Sociologist-in-Chief.
Second, I think Obama is a crooked as Hillary. But, whereas the Clintons are out to make gains for themselves, Obama wants to make gains for his fiancial and political supporters in Illinois, such as Richard M. Daley, Rod Blogajevich, Michael Madigan, Bill Cellini, and Bob Kjellander.
Third, it's a lot more fun to pick on Hillary than Obama. Pick on Obama too much, and one is called a racist. But no one calls a person that skewers Hillary a male chauvanist pig.
The funny thing is that no one understands that Hillary is using Ronald Reagan's 1976 playbook. She is dragging the fight all the way to the convention. If she loses, she won't do any campaigning for Obama. After Obama loses, she will be the fronrunner for '12.
The only difference is that, as a sitting U.S. Senator, Hillary can't get a radio gig to spend 2 to 3 years criticizing the Republicans, as Ronald Reagan did explaining why Jimmy Carter and the Democrats in Congess were ruining the country.
Kent at 7:48AM on May 12th 2008
14. George Bush isn't using the presidency for his own benefit? Riiiight.
a born atheist at 7:50AM on May 12th 2008
15. It's playing out as planned, I said somtime ago America was at least two generations away from a black or female President.
In fact the republicans couldn't have done a better job of orchestrating their victory. Details at 11:00 Nov. 8 2008. Hee Hee Hee ha ha ha.lol
Observant at 7:52AM on May 12th 2008