Here’s some political satire to take the edge off…

McCain Plays AARP Card

What gets my goat is Penn saying that the states Obama wins are “insignificant” (THAT oughtta go over well in the general, particularly in crucial states like VA, MO, and CO), of spinning which states are “big” or “important,” of Ickes saying yesterday that pledged delegates are open to be poached, of Hillary insisting that MI’s delegates should be seated as is, despite that Obama wasn’t even on the ballot. And so on. This is not just the usual politics of fighting dirty in order to undermine one’s opponent–it’s the complete contempt for the process and the voters who swing Obama’s way. Who are the ones being petulant, really? I don’t think Hillary should bow out, but I do think her campaign should stop that sort of nonsense, because they’re going to have to win two or more of those battleground states in order to win in the general, and in order to pass the legislation she wants, she needs a bigger Dem majority. All of this requires the 50 state strategy that Obama’s been good at and Dean espouses, not the “firewall” or whatever approach clearly favored by Clinton. I want results, not revenge (well, okay I want revenge, too, but we can’t get it without results). They need swing voters for this, and swing voters do not appreciate haughty, arrogant references to “insignificance.”

I think it’s fair to take Obama to task on his lack of experience. But frankly, Hillary’s “experience” is totally trumped up: she never had a security clearance, and she made the wrong decision on Iraq–her vote wasn’t just about actionable intelligence, it was about voting for war authorization when it was patently clear at the time that Bush was itching for war. This makes her either a fool or a liar. If it’s legit to bring up security and experience, let’s get real about this.

Obama’s ‘Harry and Louise’ ads to attack universal healthcare was the cheapest of cheap Republican tactics.

I thought Obama was so bi-partisan. I thought Daily Kult and the others hated the DLC. So why all these calls for Democratic Party unity now? Where were the calls for party unity when Jesse Jackson Jr. said Hillary didn’t care about Katrina?

And why did Ted Kennedy stick his nose in to pass the ‘Kennedy’ legacy on to one candidate over the other? That’s Ted Kennedy, who helped elect Reagan by ambushing Jimmy Carter in the primary–even with drunken manslaughter and vehicular homicide still hanging over Teddy’s head.

National security is an important issue and it is one that should be raised. Obama has no experience in this area and has made several “bone-headed” (attributed to Obama) misstatements such as “bombing Pakistan on actionable intelligence” (paraphrase attributed to Obama).

Unlike Obama, I do try to attribute phrases, thoughts, words,etc. to the person that used them.

Gryphen, you’re seeing through some very Obama-colored glasses. We Clinton supporters have had our intelligence insulted by the Obama campaign since at least last June. Hillary endured months of cheap shots from Obama (and others); why weren’t you calling the Obama campaign out on its tactics when it invite Republicans to be a Democrat for a day, or circulated (D)-Punjab oppo documents on Hillary, or accusing Hillary of every character flaw known to politics without evidience or basis?

The double-standards and vitriol of the lefty Obama cult will come home to roost. Let’s just hope that Hillary keeps it up so that it happens -before- he gets the nomination. I really would prefer to not ever have to say President McCain out loud; that would be nominee Obama’s gift to the Republicans who caucused for him.