Clinton and Obama

I would write in depth on the Clinton and Obama squabbles, but it really is not worth it. It is all petty and pointless.

To start we have the hit at Clinton. It was a bit childish, but had a bit of truth to it.

Clinton responded, and wanted Obama to either own or disown the words, and give back the money he got. That is just silly. It was donated to help him. It carried no taint. So it is more about the fact Hollywood money was going to him and not her. That is just petty.

Then Obama shot back. Including a crack about the Lincoln bedroom.

Lincoln bedroom? Is he Rush Limbaugh and is this 1997?

But Obama wanted to disown those words. Too late, no matter who in your campaign sent it out, you own them now.


This squabble is just silly. Argue about stands not this crap.


Which leads to a big problem I'm having with Clinton now.

Talk about taking up Republican talking points.

In response to an audience member’s question about the war — one of eight she fielded — Clinton said America faces a dire threat from terrorism.

“To underscore a point, some people may be running who tell you we don’t face a real threat from terrorism,” she said. “I’m not one of them. We have serious enemies who want to do us serious harm.”

WHAT!!! Who is saying this? This is the crap that the conservatives spout in a desperate attempt to mar liberals. Why is this crap coming from her mouth.

I am fucking insulted, personally and intellectually.

And before she said.

"As a senator from New York, I lived through 9/11 and I am still dealing with the aftereffects," Clinton said. "I may have a slightly different take on this from some of the other people who will be coming through here.... I do think we are engaged in a war against heartless, ruthless enemies," she said. "If they could come after us again tomorrow they would do so."

Then James Carville says...why the hell are you working with HIM! He is a joke and has screwed over the last candidate for president. Why? Fuck! You are making this hard for me!

Clinton voted for the war, even though other senators who had been given the same faulty intel she had, voted against it: "But they weren't from New York," [Carville] said. "Their state wasn't hit. They didn't have to deal with the grief of these 3,000 people."

I truly feel betrayed by Hillary Clinton now. She has time to mend things. And the R she faces, if chosen, could be a nightmare (Well, hell, all the candidates are passionately pro-Iraq War expansion, pro-taking rights from Americans...as necessary, etc.). But I don't know who she is trying to woo right now. Maybe see thinks it is in the bag and is going on to try and win so conservatives (Or maybe she hopes to boost her numbers overall, so she can say she is the best hope for Nov. 7). Or perhaps she wants to scare voters. I hope it isn't that.