meegbear (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-02-08 06:06 PM
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Hillary to step up campaigning against Palin
I was telling Digby that I hope Hillary will step up against Palin.
Mrs. Clinton’s friends said she was galled that Ms. Palin might try to capitalize on a movement that Mrs. Clinton, of New York, built among women in the primaries….Guy Cecil, the former political director of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, said it was “insulting†for Republicans to compare Ms. Palin to Mrs. Clinton.
“It is insulting to compare Hillary’s lifetime of service and her commitment to progressive causes with that of a novice, right-wing governor,†Mr. Cecil said.
This should be interesting.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/02/hillary-to-ste...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3907416
Two points illustrate the DUmmies' infinite stupidity. First, they simply cannot understand that The Beast desperately, frantically prays, to whatever false god Clintons use, for a McCain/Palin win. She will only go through the motions as required to maintain support. Nothing matters to a Clinton but a Clinton. Second, no normal person would ever utter the words "Hillary's lifetime of service".
But, at the same time, I'd like to bring up the premise that Hillary isn't as thrilled as we'd like her to be. Why? Because Hillary wanted to be the first female President, and Sarah Palin now threatens to throw a monkey wrench in the works. It's entirely possible that, if McCain wins (which I think he will), that he could say in 2011, "I'm not going to run for a second term," and we'd have Vice President Palin running against Senator Clinton the next year. The only certain thing out of that would be that the US
would have a female President. If McCain loses to Obama, Palin becomes the front-runner for the Republican Party in 2012, and Hillary sits on the sidelines, because she sure as all Hell will
not get the nod in 2012. If Obama were to govern as we all fear, Palin wins the Presidency in 2012 (and with the Dems defending 24 of the 33 Senate seats up for reelection that year, we could get a fillibuster-proof Senate), and is the incumbent in 2016 with all of the advantages of incumbancy, when Hillary is too old to run.
So, maybe Hillary
is pulling for Sarah Palin after all.