The last person I ever thought would endorse Hillary Clinton

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Topic subject The last person I ever thought would endorse Hillary Clinton
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4333628, The last person I ever thought would endorse Hillary Clinton
Posted by lwcon on Fri Feb-01-08 11:49 AM

Me: http://www.correntewire.com/vastleft_endorses_hillary_rodham_clinton

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In life, some things happen that you never could have predicted.

Who would have predicted that a song from a Swedish porno film would become a Muppets signature song?

No one could have predicted that "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US" meant that Bin Ladin planned to attack the United States.

And I never would have predicted that my vote on Super Duper Tuesday would go to Hillary Clinton, who began the race as my least Democratic candidate.

Here's what I wrote today to a relative who — to my pleasant surprise — recently told me I'd convinced him to switch from Obama to Edwards:

Thanks for taking my counsel on Edwards. I can imagine a million reasons why he pulled out. I’m sure the pressure was coming at him from all sides (when Russ Feingold takes a low blow at you, times are tough, for sure), but it’s a huge disappointment for me.

I have decided to vote for Hillary, not because I think her politics are better than Obama’s. They’re similar, and probably a little worse. But I trust her more.

Obamism is becoming a religion, and I think it’s insulating him from legitimate criticism from the left, whereas Hillary feels the need to improve her bona fides with the progressive base.

Can’t remember if I sent this to you, but here’s what I hope is one of my last posts describing my disillusionment with Obama, written in the style of JD Salinger, and getting to the heart of how I both think and feel about all this: http://www.correntewire.com/no_ponies_for_holden

I can’t knock anyone for picking Obama over Hillary or the other way around. We’re pitting charisma/raw electability vs. the battle-hardened object of largely unfair scorn. For me, it comes down to trust, our ability to influence her to “do the right thing,” and the certainty that she understands the shark tank she’s signing up to live in for the next four to eight years. There is certainly the risk that the animus against her will be our undoing, but I think she’s got a fighting chance. And for one thing, people should be impressed that she isn’t wilting from the fight. A tough cookie, that one.

May the Good Lord have mercy on us all!

If not, say hello to President McCain.


Note: This is my personal endorsement. I'm not now, nor have I ever been, speaking for any other denizens of the Mighty Corrente Building.

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