Grow up

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The Democratic Convention starts tomorrow in Denver. It could end up being  Greek tragedy, thanks to supporters of HRC. The catharsis that Hillary spoke of could very well have the effect of massive puking and crapping all over the place.

And Democrats may do what they do best: Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

As this article in Politico reports, "..some Clinton aides wondered openly if the Obama campaign was mocking Clinton's famous 3 a.m. ad". Such is the paranoia in the HRC camp that they feel that when "Asked why Clinton was never seriously considered, one Clinton aide responded with a single word: "Ego.""

Jenny Doggett, founder of counteveryvotecast.org, was quoted here as saying that "It's a big mistake not to choose her. It's sad and it's a sure way to guarantee the Republicans will win," because Obama didn't pick Hillary. Ms Dogget, who has urged Clinton to take her campaign to the convention floor, added: "Obama can't do this on his own. This ticket [Obama/Biden] isn't going to be able to compete and can't overcome the lack of unity. Only Hillary can bring them that."

This article also says that "Only about half [52%] of former Clinton voters say they'll back the Illinois senator." About a third are undecided and the rest [21%] plan to vote for Senator McCain.

The policies of HRC and BHO are very, very similar, so it is not that these votes will not go to Obama because of different priorities a President Obama will pursue. And it is not just sour grapes, either.

These supporters were themselves egotists, and only less than eight months ago, they didn't consider that anyone had the brain or balls to go past HRC. It takes one to spot one, and since their pride has sustained a fall, they are in no mood to forgive or forget.

They would rather vote for a 72 year old man with fading memory, confusing and contradictory messages, a near-perfect conservative voting record, who agreed with President Bush (proudly) 95% of the time.

This liberal stock is not concerned that the Arizona Senator considers a cut-off of $5 million for being rich, cannot remember how many houses he owns (between 7 - 11, but no one actually knows), and is tied to a $100 million fortune.

This feminist group is untroubled with the fact that he sought this fortune (by dating Cindy) while he was still married to a former swim wear model who did not meet his expectations on his return (she had lost her good looks due to a massive car accident while he was a POW in Vietnam).

This pro-choice crowd seems apathetic to the possibility that a President McCain could turn the balance of the Supreme Court to the right for the entire next generation. If Roe v. Wade gets overturned, they will surely moan: "If only Hillary was there".

This anti-war band of sisters seem to have no problem with voting for a man whose knee-jerk response to any international crisis is a military or otherwise belligerent response. With his thinking stuck in the Cold War era, McCain would help us build a bridge to the 20th century, and no the the late 20th, but going far into the 1950s.

Even the Clintons do not seem to have taken the defeat in stride. 

In a recent appearence, the Senator mentioned to Obama as "my opponent". She continued to say how much she has done for her "opponent" after she lost the race. In the end, it was all about her.
 

The former president, who had declared repeatedly that Hillary was ready to be President, could not bring himself to answer the 'readiness' question posed by an ABC reporter a fortnight ago. "You can argue", he said, "that no one is really ready to be the President". So much for a ringing endosement.

I think the supporters are just keying in to what the Clintons are implying; the tone is always set at the top.

Regardless of the result, two things are certain about this election. It will be a referendum on Obama, and will be the most dissected balloting ever. 

For the Clintons and their supporters, this will be the the day of reckoning. Unless they give Obama a full-throttled support, the Senator can kiss her chances of a 2012 run goodbye if Obama loses and the former President's legacy will be severly tarnished.