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Beating a dead horse
So does anyone else see a nasty little metaphor being played out at the Kentucky Derby?
Hillary's pick for the derby was Eight Belles, being the only philly in a field of stallions and geldings, I can kinda see the subtext of the pick.
As you may already know, Eight Belles ran a tough race, coming in a surprising second to the favorite, however she ran so hard that after she crossed the finish line she broke both her ankles and had to be euthanized on the track.
Draw your own conclusions, but my point is, I dont see much of a political future for hillary after this is all over.
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Comments (13)
I don't know. Obama hasn't won a major victory since February. So I don't know if "dead horse" really applies to Hillary. Of course Obama did just win Guam.
May 4, 2008 3:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
You sound pretty desperate. You know, if you only count the contests in CA and NY, Obama has never won a major victory - and never will!
Do you ever wonder how Hillary managed to be such a terrific fighter and still end up being second in a race of two?
May 4, 2008 5:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not to be picky, but he won Guam yesterday. Oh, and bringing Hillary's win in PA from 20 to 9 was quite a feat, although you'd never know it listening to the MSM. However I DID hear them say that if Hillary brought Obama's win in NC down to single digits that would be a big thing for her.
So take heart. The MSM is on your side, even if the math isn't.
May 4, 2008 11:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
hang on a minute, didn't obama win texas, vermont, wyoming, and mississippi in march?
Or do those not count, I can never be sure.
New Slogan
Hillary 08! Because 3/4th of you don't matter!
May 4, 2008 4:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
He lost the primary in Texas. We're grownups here, we can face the sad truth. Most Democrats in Texas liked Hillary better.
May 4, 2008 7:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
Then Hillary should have had no problem winning the caucus.
May 4, 2008 8:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
Obama won Texas according to the National Democratic Party rules---which were voted on by all states including all the many states that are Clinton's home town i.e. New York, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, etc. etc. Texas figures that Rush Limbaugh's Chaos op skewed the primary results and that their wisdom in also having a caucus brought things back to real representation. Obama won Texas 99 to 95. Don't whine Desidero.
I thought the Derby was an omen event too. And it was heightened by Mrs. Clinton's efforts to put attention on it. I was saddened to hear that Eight Belles fought for a win so hard that she destroyed herself. I was also glad to see that Big Brown won it handily.
May 4, 2008 8:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
Big Brown was picked to place - perhaps this is an omen for Al Gore. Otherwise can't see the analogy to "won it handily". Any horses named "Deal Closer" in the running?
May 4, 2008 9:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
I have an idea.
Let's work hard and play by the rules. The candidate who gets a delegate majority under the Democratic Party's rules gets the nomination.
Not big states or small.
Not early states or late.
Not primary or caucus.
Not something other than delegates.
Not rules we wish we had.
Not rules of a party we aren't in.
Of the remaining 671 delegates, Senator Obama needs 279, and Senator Clinton needs 412, to win by the rules. Let's play ball.
May 4, 2008 9:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ok, that's just mean.
May 4, 2008 10:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
It just ignores reality - the delegates aren't completely fixed until the convention. I'm not sure what the rules are for shifting around, but if the party wanted it simple, they wouldn't even have delegates - they would just have electoral votes. Numbers can't jump and skip sides. Like I should feel thrilled with any of this, "Obama picked up an extra delegate in Nevada because such and such districts didn't have a rep for that area, while in New Mexico Hillary picked up an additional one because...." If the rules leave room to pick off delegates and delegates to switch, play ball.
All those supers that have declared for Obama recently? It's not official until convention time. See you in the playoffs, best 4 out of 7.
May 4, 2008 12:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
I cheerfully concede your point.
Pledged delegates that break their pledges will count.
Super delegates that change their minds will count.
Senator Clinton still needs 671 that she doesn't have today.
Senator Obama still only needs 412.
And yes, the clock will keep running right down to the convention.
May 4, 2008 1:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Popcorn? Red Hots?
May 4, 2008 3:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
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