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Hillary's Speech

Listening to Hillary is tantamount to listening to a chorus of Harpies while sitting naked on a chair of ice.  It's difficult to say the least.

I'm not going to go through her speech.  She grit her teeth and said what she had to say.  She supports Obama.  She's said it; her penance paid. 

It amused me that she made reference to the progress that women have made in voting rights.  It amused me because it was the Republican majority that passed the 19th amendment in 1919 giving women the right to vote.  Probably something best left unsaid at a Democrat Convention.

It was short and to the point.  All it really accomplished was taking herself out of the running.  As much as she wanted to try to wrest the nomination from him, she knew it was a losing battle.  She hates to lose and she'd rather give in than face a floor defeat.  It's all about control.   

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The Comeback Kidette

A scant few hours ago, we were told it was all but over. We were told by just about every pollster out there that Obama would comfortably win New Hampshire and that the Hillary juggernaut was running out of steam. To everyone’s surprise, she wins it in a squeaker. The pundits will be analyzing the results while the campaigns spin like turbine wheels at full military power.

Hillary is now is the “comeback Kidette” and you can bet you will hear a dozen variations of that before noon.

One has to wonder if the Obama crowd might even start hinting at irregularities in the voting process. Personally, I doubt there was and I doubt any credible voice will make the allegation although the Clinton machine isn’t above a little chicanery. One can imagine that if it is brought up, it will be in the fever swamps known as the Democratic Underground or even a Kos Diarist. Like I said, no one credible.

One of the things I’ve been saying is that you cannot count Hillary out – EVER!!!! She is in this to win and Obama better well have figured that out by now.

At this point, Edwards is an also ran. I’m batting he is all but gone by super Tuesday.

Jim Addison at Wizbang has a great take on the Breck Girl’s campaign.

In any event, New Hampshire Democrats opted for distasteful substance over empty style. Trailing badly, John Edwards vowed to fight on until the convention, noting that 48 states and over 99% of the voting population had not yet "been heard." Whatever gives the Breck Girl the idea that when we "hear" from those yet uncounted, they will be any more for him than they were four years ago, when he lost, is unspecified. Edwards drew lower support in both Iowa and New Hampshire than he did in 2004, and cannot win South Carolina as he did four years ago. He LOST four years ago, and is doing worse this time. Hel-looooo? Johnny boy? Anyone paying attention in there, or are you transfixed by the mirror again?

Edwards is so vane, he probably thinks this race is about him/

On to the next primary.

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Obama Beware!

The Clinton Campaign just committed the dirtiest of tricks.  They thew out some mud, the apologized, but in their apology set the stage by hopefully throwing out some bait. The bait was possible problems in Obama's past. 

Shaheen, an attorney and veteran organizer, had said much of Obama's background is unknown and could be a problem in November 2008 if he is the Democratic nominee. He said Republicans would work hard to discover new aspects of Obama's admittedly spotty youth.

"It'll be, 'When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?'" said Shaheen, whose wife, Jeanne, is a former New Hampshire governor and is running for the U.S. Senate next year.

"There are so many openings for Republican dirty tricks. It's hard to overcome," Shaheen said.

Yeah, it's dirty.  There's no specific allegations, just innuendo and a wink-wink and a nudge-nudge.  Sure, Hillary apologized and Shaheen resigned.  It's not like she meant it or that he's out of a job.  He's getting ready to set up his wife's Senatorial campaign.  Plus, he'll be back in some capacity. Ostensibly at some lower level on paper, but he will most likely be back.

The Clinton smear machine is just starting to crank up and if she slips even more, look for that machine to be put in overdrive.  Even if it means another staffer falls on their sword, she will get nasty.

In the end, I don't think anyone really trusts the Clintons.  Obama is a fool if he thinks that apology was even close to sincere, but I'm sure he's smart enough to know better.

This isn't pro-Obama. It is anti-Clinton.

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Where Will We Go?

From KOMO-TV News Seattle:

Some Canadian mothers forced to give birth in U.S.

SEATTLE -- A problem in Canada's hospitals is sending scores of pregnant women south of the border to have their babies.

Carri Ash of Chilliwack, B.C. was sent to the U.S. to have her baby after her water broke on Sunday, ten weeks ahead of schedule.

"And they came in and said 'you're going to Seattle,'" she said.

Ash's hospital couldn't handle the high-risk pregnancy. Doctors searched for another hospital bed, but even hospitals in Vancouver, B.C. didn't have a neo-natal bed.

"So two provinces didn't have enough room, so I have to go to another country," said Ash.

Ash was sent to Swedish Medical Center where, nurses told KOMO 4 News, five Canadian women have come to have their babies in the past six weeks. Some were even airlifted at up to $5,000 per flight.

And a woman from Calgary, B.C., one of the wealthiest cities in Canada, had to travel to Montana to give birth to her identical quadruplets.

So, when "Hillarycare" is enacted, will we have to go?

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Hillary Knows Us

Hillary Clinton is floating the idea of giving everyone born in America some sort of $5000 bond redeemable at 18.

"I like the idea of giving every baby born in America a $5,000 account that will grow over time, so that when that young person turns 18 if they have finished high school they will be able to access it to go to college or maybe they will be able to make that downpayment on their first home," she said.

It's so easy isn't it?  Offer to give away other people's money.  In truth, she is a savvy politician; she knows that people are greedy and always looking for an easy buck.  She knows that the mindset of most Americans is not what they can do for their country, but what can they get out of her treasury.

All the Conservative blogs are excoriating Mrs. Clinton for such audacity, but in truth, she's doing what all politicians try to do in some way or another and that is buy your vote.  Most aren't quite as obvious about it, but it all boils down to the same sauce:  Vote for me and I'll spend your money on you in someway.  Pork is king in DC and we are the ones who placed the crown on its head.

Alexis de Tocqueville wrote:

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

We have no one to blame but our own greed.

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Feeling Queasy

It's a cold, windy and wet Sunday here in the Pacific Northwest, which is to say a normal November day.  I was feeling a bit queasy earlier today, something I ate maybe, but I'm a bit better now.

Within the next few months, those with Presidential aspirations will be starting to campaign in earnest.  One or two already have. John Kerry was one of them, but if he thinks he will be the next President, he is dumber than I think he is and I don't think Kerry is all that bright.  First, the Democrats won't be real keen to run an already proven loser.  It's why Al Gore didn't run last time.

The Republican John McCain has already announced he will be running up the campaign flag to see who salutes it.  It won't be me. I've never considered him to be Presidential material.  I used to think that McCain made a great Senator, but I don't even think that anymore, not after his shenanigans over judicial nominees.  McCain is a loose cannon.  He is more into seeing himself on the talking head shows than anything else.

At this point in time, I don't see a Republican leader emerging.  I didn't before the election and I still don't.

All the pundits say it is Senator Clinton's nomination to lose. Some point to Obama, but he's still a bit young.  If Hillary gets the nod, my guess is Obama gets the Veep seat.

The next two years will be interesting and probably more like a roller coaster ride than not.  There is already drumbeats in the congress by the left to start phasing out troops in Iraq as soon as possible and to start within four to six months even after Pelosi said that probably wouldn't happen. 

There are those that want to gut the Military Commissions Act.  Leaky Leahy wants "to repeal portions of the law that prevent some detainees from pursuing federal court challenges to the government's authority to hold them indefinitely."

The extreme left wing is demanding their due.  It's gonna get ugly in the next two years.  Hang on to you hats, boys and girls.  It's gonna be a wild ride. 

Don't be surprised if at the end of this ride, you aren't a bit queasy and lose your lunch along with your hat -- and wallet.

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Making Up Hillary

From the NY Post:

Need your hair done?  How about some make-up?  What do you pay your hair dresser?  35 bucks? 50?  150?  Make-up, how about make-up.  25-30 bucks for the essentials over at target, or a couple hundred at Nordstroms?  (I'm not sure what make-up costs, I'm guessing, but I don't think I too far off.)

Hillary Clinton, that woman of the people, the alleged Democratic Presidential front runner, has her campaign pay 1000 - 1500 a throw to do her royal do. 

And her make-up.  Nothing but the top Hollywood make up artist for the queen of cutthroat.  2600 dolars worth!

And of course the campaign pays for it - or as she probably calls it, the Royal Treasury.  Oh, her and John Kerry share the same hair dresser.

Hat Tip:  Code Red* Women for the Troops

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