Posted by
gilroy man on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:11:28 PM
So Obama is the winner. Count me among those who are surprised. Why? Recall that Hillary, from the moment John Kerry lost in 2004, seemed to be the presumptive Democratic nominee. She had the money, the party connections, the U.S. Senate seat to give her credibility – and she still lost.
Which makes you think. Maybe the 1990’s wasn’t the paradise that liberals would have you believe. Wasn’t it the time of balanced budgets and no evil wars and rising stock markets where everyone was getting rich? That’s what they would have you believe. And if that’s the case, shouldn’t Hillary be the automatic Democratic nominee?
The thing is, Hillary didn’t lose the general election. Republicans, despite the chicanery of Rush Limbaugh, had no effect on the Democratic primaries. And even if they did, Rush’s supposed strategy was to have Republicans vote for Hillary in stealth mode. So Clintonites have to face the fact that Hillary was rejected by her own party, even with Republican aid on her side.
Guess Republicans and conservatives aren’t the only ones who had problems with the 1990’s era glory days of the Democratic party.