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Pass the Popcorn
OK, Melinda, I'll fess up. On the one hand, I am definitely ready for this to be over. (And it looks as if Tom Hanks agrees with us.) But, from a partisan standpoint, it is kind of fun to watch Barack and Hillary do John McCain's dirty work for him. (Saves him some money, too.) It's funny to me how, not that long ago, the talk was that the Republican Party was in "disarray" because three different candidates had won primaries. I didn't think that at all. We had three candidates who appealed to different, even conflicting segments of the party, and we had to decide what direction we were going in. It was a healthy debate (or, maybe we just all picked the guy we thought could win in November, and we'll resume the infighting in four or eight years when the hard-core righties take off their noseplugs). Which makes it amusing to watch the Democrats expend so much energy trying to choose between two candidates who are so similar on policy that it really does come down to personality and character.
But, as I mentioned yesterday, I think eight months is an eternity. And until we get to the general election, we won't know whether John McCain is going to come across as the man who can unite us, while at the same time scaring the baddies, or as another Bob Dole—an aging American hero who got his chance too late. And we don't know whether Obama can keep up the hope meme or—a possibility that others have raised—whether he'll be the next George McGovern. I won't even speculate as to what drama a Clinton nomination would bring, except to say we know there will be some. So while I'm enjoying the sparring that's exposing the flaws of the Democratic candidates, I'm not getting fitted for my dress to the inaugural ball. (Red of course!)
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