I keep droning, and so does this guy and Andrew Sullivan, but too few are interested in listening thus far. Hillarah continues to be thrown up as the one with the experience and ability for the presidency, but just what the hell has she ever done in government? Thus far, her political career has been as a junior Senator and woman responsible for banging her husband (and, apparently, she's not too good at that or her hubby wouldn't be chasing the chubby chick at the office for a quick hummer). She did try to push Billy's health care agenda that, of course, was a complete disaster and that was close to 15 years ago.
Don't give me "politically active" crap, Hillarah. Jerry Falwell and Sean Penn qualify for that--doesn't mean they are experienced politicians or were ever fit for the Presidency of the United States. And everyone on the stage running against you has held elected office longer than you, save John Edwards. Yes, even Obama has more when including his state legislature experience. What have you done, Woman, officially, while in office?
And why are the D's so goddammed convinced that she is the answer for the GOP in a general election? A baby boomer with a warehouse full of baggage, intensely disliked by millions across the nation before she even opens her mouth, with nothing in the way of success to point toward political achievement, who is distrusted and even disliked by much of the base, almost no cross-over appeal, disliked by every single military person I've ever met (and I was in the Army during the Clinton administration), and is more transparent than ziploc bag in her feigned sincerity. Yep, there's a winner!
Does anyone honestly see any of the GOP candidates beating Edwards or Obama? Please. Hell, Biden or Dodd would pummel the GOP candidate as well. Gravel or Kucinich...ok fine, they can't win, but Good Lord! This year has to be year to win or it's time to dismantle the party. Can we not get out of this baby boomer psycho drama and elect someone who has actually had an original idea or two in his life? Someone who is not running as "GOP-lite?" Someone who can actually define an alternative to the current political landscape beyond some collection of boring wonk bills?
The D's have turned into battered wives. They hate it when they get beaten, but still go back to the same old crap because it's all they know and are afraid of making a stand on their own or changing their environment in any substantial way. It's ironically almost a reactionary, ultra-conservative stance. Hillarah is not a statement. Hillarah is an attempt to go into a cacoon of familiarity and a misguided attempt at not taking a risk. It might end up costing them the general election. But it will definitely cost them a chance to win a generation.
