Friday, January 20, 2006
RE: The Madonna of the Senate
Hillary's pandering all right. The question is "why"?
I am no expert on the political handling of presidential aspirants. Maybe it's time to pander to her liberal New York constituents. But "why"? Where else can a liberal turn if he/she is disgruntled with a Democratic candidate? Surely not into the arms of the conservatives. The liberals in the party may feel that Hillary is neglecting their agendas, but they won't ditch her completely even if she stays the moderate course. In my mind it would seem to suit Hillary better to continue to cater to these moderate voters, especially the well-off intellectuals among us who are offended by Bush's grammatical errors, if not his tax cuts.
I despise race-baiting. I think it was a miscalculation on her part to use such strong rhetoric. Could she actually believe it? Are the liberals really that threatened by Bush? He is just so laughable to me- it seems almost mean to disparage him so harshly in public. His time will pass- this isn't a dictatorship- there are no military juntas to stage a coup to extend his rule. Can't say I'll miss the guy, although when the Democrats retake the White House I will sorely miss those tax cuts.
-Moops
I am no expert on the political handling of presidential aspirants. Maybe it's time to pander to her liberal New York constituents. But "why"? Where else can a liberal turn if he/she is disgruntled with a Democratic candidate? Surely not into the arms of the conservatives. The liberals in the party may feel that Hillary is neglecting their agendas, but they won't ditch her completely even if she stays the moderate course. In my mind it would seem to suit Hillary better to continue to cater to these moderate voters, especially the well-off intellectuals among us who are offended by Bush's grammatical errors, if not his tax cuts.
I despise race-baiting. I think it was a miscalculation on her part to use such strong rhetoric. Could she actually believe it? Are the liberals really that threatened by Bush? He is just so laughable to me- it seems almost mean to disparage him so harshly in public. His time will pass- this isn't a dictatorship- there are no military juntas to stage a coup to extend his rule. Can't say I'll miss the guy, although when the Democrats retake the White House I will sorely miss those tax cuts.
-Moops
