John McCain might as well be sitting in a hammock drinking cocktails, since his job is done. He's wrapped up the Republican primary and a good job too, since fundamentalist nutjob Mike Huckabee and crazy mormon Mitt Romney would have been scary if they'd been given a shot at the White House.I like John McCain. His age doesn't worry me, since he's only slightly older than my dad and papa is still sharp as a lick of paint. McCain also wins points because the extreme left despise him (labelling him 'McSame' and accusing him of being 'Bush Mk.II) only slightly less than the extreme right of his own party despise him (calling him a 'leftist' and a 'token Republican' for crossing party lines on certain issues.)
If the far left and the far right can't stand him, he's probably doing something right.
As far as the Democrats go... well, that whole scene's a bloody mess, isn't it?
Republicans are rubbing their hands together at Obama and Clinton locking horns. This whole battle should have been over long ago, but plucky old Hillary is refusing to let Obama win and that's dragging the primary on... and on... and on...
On the face of it, Obama's got her licked. He's got the majority of delegates on his side and is clearly the most popular candidate. Hillary isn't going out without a fight, though, and has awkwardly managed to win states like Florida (even if it didn't count) and Pennsylvania, which are the 'swing states' that will win (or lose) a Presidential election.
The more bitter the battle gets, the more damage Clinton and Obama are doing to each other's chances of victory in the Presidential election.
The consensus is that Hillary will have to use her support amongst the 'super delegates' to secure the candidacy - and if she does that, she'll have basically disenfranchised every person who voted in the Democratic Primaries (since she'd have rejected the popular vote and won through political clout alone.)
If Hillary does that, I can't see how she'd hope to win the 2008 Election.
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Couldn't agree more Roland. The Democrats are digging their own grave with this ridiculous ongoing fight for the candidacy. Hillary needs to bow out gracefully and give Obama a chance against McCain.
However I wouldn't be voting for McCain even if I could. I'm afraid his views on stem cell research and Roe vs Wade make him untenable for me personally.
My vote would be for Obama, if I had one.
(Btw I finally finished Eat, Pray, Love and posted a review - I ended up agreeing with your Mrs I think)
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