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Sarah Palin and Hillary
There is a delicious irony in this whole business about Sarah Palin. I can't remember in which play Shakespeare used the phrase, "hoist on his own petard," but it certainly describes Hillary's present situation.
If she hadn't hung on all the way to the end, if she hadn't made that bitter non-concession speech, if she hadn't talked about the need for "catharsis," then maybe those of her followers who remain disgruntled females might not have been up for the taking.
John McCain might have picked another boring rich white guy, and everything would have trundled along as expected. But, no. He picked a woman, and now Hillary finds herself too clever by half. If McCain wins, she won't be the first woman anything.
Now, she's forced to work her heart out for Obama, and sincerely, really sincerely (AAACK!), hope that he wins. And wait eight whole years now for her chance at the brass ring.
Even Bill, the political genius, couldn't have prognosticated this one.
CHAN LOWE
Comments
"I will be the next president"
-Hillary Clinton 2/08
Posted by: Sir Jonathon Smyth | September 10, 2008 7:45 AM
Sarah is smart, pretty and a very together person. She talks like a woman and does not speak with local accent. She is who she is.
Hillary is a very insecure person and to overcome her shortcomings she talks like a dude, dressed like a dude and borrows the local accent wherever she happens to be to get acceptance. She entered the race on her husband's coat tail not on her own merit.
Who would you pick?
Posted by: Forde | September 10, 2008 11:10 PM
That Shakespeare quote is from Hamlet. The title character is talking about the untrustworthyness and ineptitude of Rosenkranz and Guildenstern, who have been hired by the king to kill him.
Posted by: Ed Schneider | September 11, 2008 9:09 AM
Lowe makes a great comment about the way out of the oil crisis, a return to the Jimmy Carter windfall profits tax. Worked so well in the 70's, I guess this is part of the CHANGE we are supposed to get from Obama? Change back to 18-20% interest rates, I can't wait
Posted by: mjm | September 11, 2008 10:19 AM