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TheHeretic -> RE: OMFG!!!! (8/24/2008 6:36:14 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kittinSol
Ah no, it wasn't an omission on my part, Retic
Shall we dump the multiple guess then, and try a more free-form answer?
I think it would be a very bad move for the Democrats. It would only deepen the already negative sentiment against Hillary, and allow McCain to flip back on his pandering with the Fundy right. The impact on the youth vote, so passionate for Barry, would be tremendous. They may not be the pivot point in November, but their energy is one hell of an asset in October.
I think Hillary (and Bill) are placing personal ambition above the good of the party, and above the good of the country. I think it will backfire very badly, and that we might just get to see one of Hillary's tantrums before all is said and done.
I think a Clinton (the 2nd) Administration would be a catastrophe, and that her poll numbers would live below the standard set by the current officeholders. The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate in '10 would probably pull off what they couldn't do with Bill.
I can't think of one reason for Obama to go along. He goes back to the Senate, becomes the most effective bi-partisan legislator in the joint, builds that resume, maybe finishes his first term in Washington, and takes on the McCain successor in '12.
How does it make me feel, Kitten? My money is already on the McCain ticket, even if my heart isn't. I'd be overjoyed if I wanted to see the destruction of the Democrats as a viable party, but mostly, I just want them to get their heads out of their asses. The feeling is similar to when I get updates on my old friend, "Bob."
Bob was a decent guy, kind of a dumbass, until he started staying intoxicated 24/7, on booze and speed. I "loaned" him $40 one night and haven't seen him since. He went way down, got busted and sent to rehab, seemed to be pulling himself together, married a woman he met in church... Next update, he's divorced, living in a camper and drinking again, then clean, then unemployed, then diagnosed with some weird awful cancer, with complications, living on welfare while he goes through chemo. It's a damn shame, beyond my ability to alter. That's the same way I feel about the US Democratic Party. I miss them, wish it could be like before, but they've gone completely wrong in the head, and keep bringing shit and bad luck down on themselves.
See? Not so hard.
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