McCain Wins…
As of now HRC reminds me of Capt Queeg out of touch and clueless as to what she is doing even as she demands nothing is wrong and she is in the right. Or maybe more like Sméagol. She seems to be so intent on winning that she is willing to take down the party and all other structures in the quest for “her precious” ring of power. Maybe, likely, even ruin her political life in the process.
Whatever the metaphor is, or the right story that reflects it, it does seem to me that Hillary is now in a headlong myoptic lunge for a prize that, if she even could get it by some subterfuge, will be worthless. She will loose to McCain.
Rachel Maddow makes a serious case for this scenario and what is actually happening with the Clinton campaign.
I address it here, in my Ideas have Consequenses blog because I believe that the most important next thing that we have to do is re-organize our political structures, starting at the top. I dont believe that the president is everything. Only that the office and the power of the president sets the context for what is possible. In a very real way the president we have is a reflection of the people and the state of the nation. This makes the presidential race an important and compelling idea to me. One with radical consequences as we have seen, about which I have written about prior.
I happen to think Rachael Maddow is a top political analyst. She makes a compelling case about how McCain wins if Clinton is not out of the race before the rules committee meets. In the second hour of the Rachael Maddow Show on 5/21/08 she presents her case. I think it is worth hearing.
The only significant disagreement I have with her is that she is still holding a position that either Barak or Hillary would be agreat president “just pick one”. I think it is long past time now to hold that position. Hillary has shown a deeper flaw about who she is in relationship to power that is reminicient of what we have experienced these last 8 years. More can be, and no doubt will be written about this aspect of the race and about Hillary in the future. In summary, she has proven in this campaign that while she may be competent at many things, there is something that is off. Something that will perpetuate the old ways of political dynamics when what is needed is a profoundly new way.
Power delusion, and the consequences of it are not the in the sole province of Republicans.
I think we are watching tragic theatre play itself out before us. We should be paying attention.
Some links…
The show can be gotten from iTunes Podcasts. (Search for Maddow) or maybe here.
http://www.green960.com/pages/maddow.html
May 22, 2008 at 10:43 am
Saw this comment … seems to say it all!
It’s amazing to me really because it’s like a soccer game and you’re standing in front of an empty goal and still manage to miss the shot. How DO democrats manage this?
May 28, 2008 at 8:40 am
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080528/ap_on_el_pr/primary_scramble
for an update on this story.