Tuesday, June 3, 2008

From the "Never Thought I'd Quote Him" Department

Rahm Emanuel, a few weeks ago:
“The way the loser loses will determine whether the winner wins in November.”
With the primary schedule concluding tonight, and rampant speculation circulating that Clinton will throw in the towel, I remain more cautious in leaping to conclusions. She can suspend her public campaign efforts, which is all but certain. Yet that will not necessarily mean she supports the efforts of Barack Obama or even acknowledge that he is the legitimate nominee. Without a full and overt endorsement, followed by active efforts to build bridges, mend fences and other euphemisms for pursuing unity, Hillary Clinton's proclaimed exit from the already finished race will be meaningless. I worry that the Clintons themselves have little interest in seeing Obama reach the White House, but hope my hunch is proven wrong rather promptly.

Clinton's core supporters, on the other hand, perhaps should not be expected to come around so immediately. They are still working through the five stages of grieving and that process has to work itself out naturally for divisions among the party's rank and file to fully heal.

Hopefully by the time we reach Denver, this matter will be put fully behind us and every true Democrat will be pumped to clobber John McSame and the crumbling conservative reality-denying coalition.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let us pray for the good of the country that the Democrats sabotage themselves into losing. They've done it before, and they can do it again. This is no doubt their year to win. Obama is a sincere socialist, and a dangerously naive weakling of pretty boy. Dangerous times do not call for leaders with no experience, no record and no accomplishments. C'mon Clintons, don't let up!

optimo said...

Keep dreaming Marlowe. How does that Kool-Aid taste?