Indiana and North Carolina democrats are out tonight, casting votes and hoping to bring some clarity to the not-so-civil war that the democratic presidential primary has become.
Let me get this out of the way now as I'm sure it will color the way you read my words, one way or another. I'm an Obama supporter.
Watching from the west coast as these other states vote, I'm peppered with equal parts anticipation and frustration. Anticipation that this round of voting will finally bring about an end to this grisly primary and let Barrack Obama concentrate on running a national campaign against John McCain. Frustration in knowing that, likely, not much will have changed in this race by tomorrow morning. Same as New Hampshire, Super Tuesday, and Texas.
Given the last week of comments from Clinton, threatening to nuke Iran and promising to bust up OPEC, I cannot fathom why anyone would lift a finger to vote for her any longer. I suppose those on the other side of the fence could say the same thing about Obama with Wright thrown in. At least Obama does not seem to be channeling Dick Cheney.
It feels like we, as a country, are teetering on the edge of a very important decision. Instead of thoughtfully considering this choice, we've fallen back to trying to tear each other apart.
I'm stunned, and yet not, at how completely and effectively Hillary has transformed into a republican candidate over this race. Demanding that Florida and Michigan's delegates be seated when she herself agreed with the punishment set down upon those states by the DNC for moving their primaries up in violation of party rules. Sending out her surrogates like Carville and Ferraro as attack dogs in front of the press, at just enough distance from herself that she does not have to look responsible for their comments. Leaking pictures of Obama in what looks like muslim garb to the Drudge Report, reinforcing the image that he is some sort of modern muslim Manchurian Candidate. Praising the repubilcan nominee as better suited for the Presidency than Obama.
It almost seems as if she's trying to torpedo Obama's chances in a general election. Hmmmm. I wonder why that could be?
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