Posted by
Brett Allen on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:00:00 AM
The media is thrilled. The Left is thrilled. The world is thrilled. It's all so thrilling. He announced today that he is his party's nominee, and I guess that makes it so. Although the convention isn't until next month, the Democratic party has nominated a man its delegates know little about. Voters have gotten to know some of the people this man has associated with in the past 20 years, and that's been fun. Surely, he's associated with more interesting people we can meet this summer and fall during the campaign. I wouldn't expect Mr. McCain's clean'n squeaky team to bring them to our attention, but someone will. And speaking of someone, has Mrs. Clinton officially retreated to Chappaqua? All smiles, she remains in campaign mode. Her husband, on the other hand, is all frowns. He's been one big hulking grimace through much of the campaign. From such heights he has fallen. Once the BMOC, the media darling, the first black president, Mr. Clinton he has lost the love of the media and the crowds. There have been no reports of interns flicking their thongs in his direction. Good grief, mention was made this week of his mental state.
This whole campaign has been a trauma for the Clintons. Their shared frustration must be doubled by the realization that the Vast Left-wing Conspiracy had them in its cross hairs since Sen. Obama, there, I said his name, entered the race. What's to become of the Cintons? Some say Hillary will force her way onto the ticket. Others claim the Clinton destruction machine will sabotage Obama with unrevealed dirt so that the path to 2012 will be clear. A less conspiratorial scenario might have Mrs. Clinton returning to her day job in the Senate, and Mr. Clinton resuming whatever it is he does to fill his days - mostly making money. There is after all, more to life than the presidency. More than 300 million Americans will survive over the next four years without each, individually, taking the oath of office. Mrs. Clinton could surely live out her remaining years outside the presidency. She's already spent eight years in the White House. She shared the second floor family quarters of the White House with a President. That's more than 300 million Americans have experienced.
Clinton fatigue may have driven Democrats into the arms of the unknown. It is understandable. Consider the Republicans. This will be the first presidential election since 1972 in which a Bush or Dole hasn't appeared on the ticket.
- 1976 Ford-Dole
- 1980 Reagan-Bush
- 1984 Reagan-Bush
- 1988 Bush-Quayle
- 1992 Bush-Quayle
- 1996 Dole-Kemp
- 2000 Bush-Cheney
- 2004 Bush-Cheney
It can become repetitious.