From overt allegations of plagiarism to this: a weird insinuation that Barack Obama is a… Muslim warlord? Prince of darkness? Or worse: a US SENATOR dressing in local garb for a photo op. Sinister, indeed. It’s really unfortunate that she would do this – and a sad day for the Democratic Party.
Robert Novak ponders who will tell Hillary it’s over. Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi are probably the only viable options to deliver the bad news, and they’re going to wait at least until Texas and Ohio vote. If they wait until Pennsylvania, they will have stripped over a month of campaigning for the eventual Democratic nominee, Barack Obama.
Jonathan Alter at Newsweek writes there’s no reasonable path to the nomination for Hillary Clinton, and that she should drop out before Texas and Ohio. But he also points out the obvious: she won’t.
Obama has had to defend himself against allegations that he is unpatriotic. It is not surprising that at some point the national debate would be cheapened to this: calling a man who is running for president unpatriotic. These little quirks and tics of patriotism – putting your hand on your heart when you recite the national anthem, wearing a flag lapel pin, wanting to pass an amendment abridging the freedom of speech so we don’t ever see the symbol of our unity on fire – are flawed reflections of one’s love for country. They are signs not of strength and unity but of repitition. What matters most are deeds, as they are the only indicator of one’s commitment to our national community. And by all accounts, Obama’s actions speak louder than Clinton’s vitriolic words.
For anyone who thought Hillary Clinton would go quietly back to New York, her recent below-the-belt attacks on Obama have shown otherwise. The question now is: will she continue after Texas and Ohio? What if she loses Texas? Does she redouble her efforts? Lend her campaign more money? Only time will tell…
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