Random musings number 3

Magnanimous Clinton:
Now that it looks like Obama could win the South Carolina primary, Sen Hillary Clinton, has reversed course and is campaigning for the Michigan and Florida Democratic primary delegates to be seated at the convention in Denver. The fact that she was the only candidate on the Michigan ballot, and apparently leads in the polls against Obama in Florida by nearly 2-1 has nothing to do with it.

When the DNC originally penalized the Michigan and Florida Democrats for moving their primaries prior to where they had been dictated by the national committee, by stripping ALL delegate representation, Clinton firmly stood in favor of the decision except for removing her name from the Michigan ballot as had all the other main competitors.

Now she wants it to seem, that she is fighting for the rights of the disenfranchised delegates from those two states, when in fact it is nothing more than positioning to obtain delegates she originally didn't think mattered to her.

If one thing has become more and more apparent in this Democratic primary, is that the Clinton machine will do or say anything to get what they want, and right now they want to reverse course on a decision by the DNC that only benefits her, and covering her reversal with a well displayed smoke screen of "caring" for those poor Michigan and Florida Democrats, that just a few months ago, she had no need of.


Republicans blew it with tax rebate:
The Republican party blew all hope of energizing their older conservative base when putting the "Economic stimulus package" together and left out the huge portion of Social Security beneficiaries in getting part of the rebate pie. If the republicans has paid any kind of attention to the exit polling in the South Carolina primary, they would have noticed that 67% of the voters in the Republican primary were 49+ years of age, and 35% are 60 years of age or older. What they have done is allow the Democrats in the Senate to make significant inroads when they amend the proposed package to include Social Security beneficiaries in the package whether they paid taxes or not. As my 71 year old mother, on Social Security, said "Why would I vote for them again now? Apparently they don't give a crap about me anymore".

What the heck position is Bill Clinton running for?:
Bill Clinton is campaigning like there is a position in the next administration that he would be able to fill if his wife Hillary wins the election. I think Mitt Romney summed up my view on it when he said in the Republican debate, "The thought of Bill Clinton in the White House with nothing to do is just scary". :)

Someone fibrillate the Republicans please:
Watching the Republican debate on MSNBC the other night was a challenge to either stay awake, or keep from going into a coma. I can't remember the last time I saw this many Republicans patting each other on the back, and generally making nice nice with each other to the point of nausea. If anyone is looking at the voter turn out from the previous caucuses and primaries, have they noticed that the Democratic turnout is nearly 2-1 over the Republicans? Someone better start the CPR on the Republican party base or they will end up sleeping through the election.

Can New England Patriots play the media any better?:
You have to wonder if the media can get in any more of a frenzy about Tom Brady's ankle sprain. By not allowing the media to get a glimpse of him in practice or in the locker room, the Patriots have played the media like a cheap violin. If anyone, and I mean anyone thinks Tom Brady will not be playing in the Super Bowl, they would believe that there are really Martians alive and hiding from our two rovers.

Don't tell Southern Californians and Iraqis that there isn't something up with the global weather:
Snow in Southern California, and snow in Baghdad? Don't try and tell these folks there isn't something strange going on with global weather :)