March 2, 2004, This one was hardly "super"
I suppose it should be called "foregone conclusion Tuesday"; my CNN e-mail service just reported that it projects John Kerry as the winner of the Ohio primary. He will also win New York, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and three other states for sure, and quite possibly Georgia to make this a clean sweep (Howard Dean won Vermont; if only its primary were first, instead of its mirror image state New Hampshire).
I still don't like Senator Kerry (the waffling annoys me; right or wrong, you took a position-- it had a justification-- stay with it, damnitall!) However, he sure as hell looks like a statesman, and maybe a power hungry ego-maniacal Democrat is the only effective bulwark against an insanely rampaging Republican Congress. Although I voted for Senator Edwards, I expect Senator Kerry to prevail here (even though, for whatever reason, he was the only candidate who did not have a slate of delegates next to his name on my ballot).
Oh-- elsewhere, Iraq has gone to hell, of course, dozens, maybe hundreds dead there in blasts on this Islamic holy day of Ashurra; and of course, at least forty dead in Quetta, Pakistan from attacks there. We promised the Iraqi people freedom; we have given them violence resulting (IMHO) in a death rate far higher than Saddam had during any comparable period. And then, for our own domestic political reasons, we will cut and run on 30 June (while still leaving tens of thousands of our troops holding the bag to prop up "sovereign" Iraq). Pakistan... if possible... may be more fucked up, and did I mention it both harbors Al Qaeda leadership including OBL and has nuclear weapons?
In short, all is not right with the world.
I do wish Senator Kerry well as the Democratic nominee; the Bush attack ads will be starting any minute. There really is no comparison between him and the current occupant of the White House; with all of Kerry's flaws, Bush really doesn't deserve to be in the same room as Kerry. No comparison between Bush and Kerry.
None.
Update: Another CNN breaking news e-mail tells me that Senator Edwards will withdraw from the race tomorrow. As I said above: foregone conclusion Tuesday.
Anyone who truly loves this country had better hope that the Democratic primary voters who anointed Senator Kerry as "da' man" because he's allegedly electable, were right...
Comments
Well, all of us who did not have Kerry as our first (or second) pick are hoping they turn out to be right. But my primary is Mar. 9 and if Edwards drops out, that frees me to vote for Dean. Of course ABB at the genneral election, but I will feel better voting my preference at least in the primary.
Posted by djmm at March 2, 2004 10:17 PM
Interesting. You also said that you did not like Clinton, but that he was an effective president. It is good to hear somebody making that distinction.
Bush was described by Christina Pelosi (daughter of Nancy) as "very likeable" his politics notwithstanding.
Posted by Jonathan at March 2, 2004 11:55 PM
Could we have a break from the election for a while? Just a few weeks please? I'm already saturated.
Posted by ExpatEgghead at March 3, 2004 04:01 AM
Could we have a break from the election for a while? Just a few weeks please? I'm already saturated.
Posted by ExpatEgghead at March 3, 2004 04:01 AM
Is it necessary to apply the 'anyone who loves this country' comments? I long ago tired of Republicans who tried to wrap themselves in the flag and imply that their opponents were not only wrong, but un-American/unpatriotic as well. It is no more appealing coming from the Left.
Posted by Andrew at March 3, 2004 03:09 PM
Andrew--
Why do you hate this country? No, seriously, I agree with you: I should probably restrain myself from that particular level of over-the-top demagoguery. (Even worse, although I'm convinced that Kerry will be better than Bush-- he'll probably not be all that much better than Bush. Characterwise, they are a lot closer than I for one would like; we'd just be replacing one rich and pampered, somewhat lazy Bonesman with... another one.
Its also most unliberal of me to question someone else's patriotism because I may disagree with their politics. MOST unliberal.
I'm duly chastened.
Posted by the talking dog at March 3, 2004 10:07 PM
Do not let the right wing define the race. It's not about Kerry who by the way is not a waffler it is all about Bush and his shameless self promotion and failure to do anything to help anyone but his Dad and people like his Dad.
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