Gettin' Jiggy Wit It And Other Random Thoughts

On a day when Obama is chillin' and Hillary plays Xena, Warrior Princess in a photo op with military leaders, I give you some random thoughts.

Did you see any of the coverage of McCain's meeting with George W. Bush? Oh my. It was, as the kids like to say, awkward. First, you had the President do a little jig while waiting for the McCain motorcade. And then, as Bush motormouthed his way through the press conference, the 71 year old war hero stood mutely behind him like a little kid. But what really struck me was how giddy the President appeared. I guess you can't blame him. He's turning over yet another mess to someone else. Kind of like Harkin Oil, only bigger. On the other hand, it was interesting to see the kind of exuberance and regular-guy approach that endeared him to almost half the country eight long years ago.

Does anyone think that there is a pro-Clinton bias when she wins once a month and is percieved to have all of the momentum? Or do we just naturally celebrate winning? If it's the latter, then maybe Obama wasn't getting the free pass the Clinton's whine about. Maybe he was just winning.

An interesting interview on XM's Potus '08 with Morris Reed. He says he can't believe the Clinton's don't respond to Obama's attacks on Hillary's 'judgment' for her Iraq War vote by insisting that Obama's involvement with Rezko was a more apt example of 'judgment'. Reed explains that voting for the Iraq War Resolution was not a matter of judgment but an interpretation of evidence presented by the President and Colin Powell. The evidence strongly indicated it was a good idea. Reed says that Obama's decision to do business with a shady character like Rezko is truly bad judgment. Well, I see his point, if we can all agree on what "is" is. But taking Reed's argument a step further, I think Hillary's Iraq vote really reflects political calculation more than anything else (especially since she never read the intelligence paper put forth by the administration). She didn't want Republicans to hammer her as weak on national security, especially in light of her Presidential aspirations. And while she's taken her hits on the Iraq vote, she's getting her revenge by bludgeoning Obama as being weak on national security. Kinda like...the Republicans. Even though she recently accused Obama of "Karl Rove tactics". Boy, she's good.

There's an interesting op-ed piece that answers yesterday's question on this blog about how the protracted primary battle is good for the Dems. Check it out. http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/the-fourth-quarter/index.html?ref=opinion

Michigan's governor Jennifer Granholm and Florida's governor Charlie Crist are making a push to get the Michigan and Florida delegates seated. This raises an interesting conundrum. I think we can all agree that the Democratic primary system, with caucuses, primaries, primacaucuses and super delegates, needs to be simplified. And we can all agree that every voter should be heard (although our electoral system in the general election renders many votes moot). But when do adults decide that rules need to be respected, if everyone agreed to them at the outset of a contest? If parents constantly changed the rules for their children, you'd have unruly children. Literally. So, why are we looking at this? Because the Dem race is so tight that voters rather than super delegates should decide it? Ok. But, it just seems like there is a lot of gerrymandering going on, which doesn't inspire confidence in the system. And how about unintended consequences? I believe, quite frankly, that Governor Crist (a Republican), is intentionally creating a fuss to preoccupy Democrats past June. But what if Repubs now think that McCain can beat Obama, then Florida has a re-do, Hillary wins, gains the nomination and then beats McCain? Crist is going to be persona non grata in the GOP forever. It's all crazy.

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