In the wake of her most recent lack of progress cutting into the Obama lead this past Tuesday, Senator Hillary Clinton now begins the final swan song tour that includes primaries in West Virginia and Kentucky which she will win.
She cannot win the nomination now, nor will she see the super delegates flock her way. For all intents and purposes, she will do what her husband did, which is decide what her legacy and her future will be from now until June 3rd when the final primary will be held.
My bet is that she will become a uniter, not a divider; she will talk more about the issues, especially healthcare, she wants to leverage into the party platform come August. Little negative will be said about Senator Obama, so as not to detract from the presumptive nominee. She will play cat and mouse with the Vice Presidential talk that is certain to run rampant as a super ticket is considered. Senator Clinton will come across as more human than ever before, so as to gain the mantle of Grand Dame of the Party, and return to the Senate in a position to gain even more power there. Finally, she will choose her moment to exit from the race as she should, but look for her to do it after a win either in West Virginia or Kentucky.
She will then go to work for the Democratic Party which will have defeated the Clinton Party for the nomination, and will help to get its nominee ushered into the White House come November 5th. For a family which has only known winning, and has forged its own niche for 16 years in presidential politics, it is a humbling moment that Democrats hope will be tenderly handled with care and grace. I’m Gary Sutton.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
So, what now for Senator Clinton?
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It's time for the Clinton's (and the Bush's I might add) to pack it in. I'm so done with all of 'em.
We gave the 'two-family' rule thing a shot and it didn't work out. Let's move on.
I'm ready to turn the page on this whole mess and buy both royal families condos in the South Pacific if they promise never to bother us again.
Mr. Sutton is so anti-Hillary - and obviously anti-woman. As a woman who has waited way too long for a real lady to break through the glass ceiling, it's appalling to have latent and only semi-disguised male chauvinism be so blatantly exposed on this blog and in the comments of those Neanderthals who profess to be so tired of the Clintons but are really scared of having a woman in power.
If the Democratic party can't rise above gender bias, who can? It makes me want to cry.
Mr. Sutton, how can you call yourself open minded?
You can't with any honesty, but you will anyway. How sad.
Senator Clinton's tenacity to remain in this race is one of the few things I like about her. We'll be down to two serious candidates soon enough. What amazes me is that anyone supports her. Apparently I am naive to believe honesty is a worthwhile adventure. I am offended and saddened that my failure to support Senator Clinton would be blamed on chauvinism.
Wow where do I even begin! First off I'll believe she'll leave when she actually does, and even then I'd be a little leery. This is the same person who at one point said she'd abide by the rules of the Democratic rules and not let Florida and Michigan be seated, now she wants them. As for the "superticket" it would be disastrous to Obama. You can't go out and have a major theme be that you are against the "Washington machine" and then bring in Hillary as a VP. He needs to get an outsider to have a shot. I also wouldn't put it past a Clinton to sabotage Obama's chance as President so she can run again in 4 years. It will be a covert op, for obvious reasons.
And finally I'd like to address this next part to Hillaryforever:
Why can't we disagree with someones views without being labeled a chauvinist, or a racist? If you came on here spouting off about McCain I wouldn't say that you're anti-ageism, merely that you don't agree with him.
Flinnie,
Thank you for a thoughtful comment. It is perfectly true that good people may be for or against Hillary. However, I firmly believe that there is an insecure element among some males that makes them recoil from her simply because they are threatened by a strong woman. I think James Carvel said it best when he offered that "if she gave Barack Obama one of her cojones they would both have two".
This just scares the you-know-what out of those who secretly harbor anti-woman tendencies. You can always tell them because they comment on her voice being grating or that they are simply tired of her - there's never any policy discussion. It's too bad really.
As to McCains age - for someone in his dotage, he's still pretty sharp.
Gary,
If you want to hear a host who actually can elicit real opinions from guests, check out this link:
http://tinyurl.com/6nt8y5
Of course, this does not fit in with "main street" where a voice of dissent is not allowed. But you might learn a lot here. Mark Steyn is great but check out the Canadian host - he's totally amazing.
Watch him a few times and try to learn.
Hillary forever,
Thank you for commenting back. And while I will agree that in some people there is some chauvinism towards having any woman in power, I think it is a small minority(of course this can also be said about having a black president as well). I should say I hope it is a small minority that feels this way, but I maybe living in a gumdrop fantasy land ;)
Its interesting as well that you talk(or blog) about people saying "her voice is grating, or just tired of her". I hear the same things from the majority of people that dislike Bush...no discussion of policy issues, just attacking him as some sort of buffoon.
To Hillary forever, this was written on the WOW blog the other day: “Mr. Sutton is so anti-Hillary - and obviously anti-woman. As a woman who has waited way too long for a real lady to break through the glass ceiling, it's appalling to have latent and only semi-disguised male chauvinism be so blatantly exposed on this blog and in the comments of those Neanderthals who profess to be so tired of the Clintons but are really scared of having a woman in power. If the Democratic party can't rise above gender bias, who can? It makes me want to cry. Mr. Sutton, how can you call yourself open minded? You can't with any honesty, but you will anyway. How sad.” So because I am opposed to the Clintons, I am anti-woman. If you listen to everything in this message, it is cloaked with the idea that it’s time for a strong woman to be president. Does that mean that Hillary forever is opposed to men. I don’t think so. Let’s cut to the chase. Some of us, maybe even a lot of us poor Neanderthals as the writer describes us have gotten to know the Clintons way too well over their 16 years on the national stage. We are sick and tired of the idea that the time has come to have a woman, black person, Hispanic , gay, straight, transvestite, or any combination thereof in power. It’s only ever time to have the best candidate elected into power, and have them seriously considered by the nation as a leader. To cloak it in terms of “we need a strong woman” as the writer did to me is demeaning to women or any other group. In fact to vote for Hillary because she is a woman , Barack because he is black, or McCain because he was a POW are ignorant reasons for being inserted in place of real qualifications. Hillary Forever, please put away your "ists" , and "Neanderthal" terms and understand that familiarity and dishonesty of the Clintons has turned a lot of us off over the years. I am anything but a chauvinist, and when a non-pandering , honest , qualified candidate comes along who happens to be a woman, I may well vote for her. GS
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