Cry Schadenfreude and Let Slip The Dogs of War!
by
IMKessel
02/15/2008, 10:14 PM
Conservatives and other haters of Senator Clinton be wary of your schadenfreude. Enjoying your enemy's downfall and struggles is a heady brew, but like any addictive substance, the price to be paid is often greater than the high.
HRC is not electable; she has brought too much baggage, laid down too much history and placed too many skeletons in her closet (including Vince Fosters?). Further evidence that Hilary' is not elactable is Obama's meteoric rise. While Obama's charisma is undeniable and the primary factor in his surge and HRC's slide, it is not a sufficient cause for the Billary crack up. (HRC crying actually helped her, but since tears sank any hopes of Representative Patricia Schroder getting a chance at running the White House, Hill's tear may have been a sincere expression of true emotion and not a calculated risk.) Dems are beginning to see the numerous liabilities that she brings with her (including a former president who continues to tarnish the honored post he once held and she lust for). Hillary is loosing ground she can't afford to loose: even with full support from the Left, she was supported by less than 50% of the voting public. (This was also true of both her husband's terms, but this election lacks a spoiler such as Ross Perot.) With many anti-war, MoveOn.org, and other ultraliberals angered with HRC's support, well, early support, of the war in Iraq, she would be even more hard pressed to beat Senator McCain. Are her struggles, frustration and obvious pain enjoyable? You bet your Park Avenue ass it is. Defeat where is thy sting? GOP, where is thy victory?
Obama is proving to be a formidable opponent. If the deep digging agents of destruction and demolition crews of the Clinton camp can't land a punch, throw dirt that sticks, or muddy the good name of the junior senator from Illinois, what can the RNC do against him? The RNC is not nearly as crafty Camp Clinton. Senator McCain doesn't always give the straightest talk, (ask Governor Romney about that) but he is not known as a guerilla warrior. In fact, he has often been called honorable and reputable, appellations that are not bandied about when talking Her Majesty Clinton. Hillary is beatable, without question, but what about the Left's newest messiah? Can Obama be beaten?
Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. Right now the Right is in full joy mode over the fall of Clinton dynasty (regime?), but the tomorrow the bill comes due. What price is to be paid?