While some shout with jubilation over the prospect that Senator Obama may put away Senator Clinton forever, it behooves us to move with caution. Dick Morris wrote an article on Friday that he thought she intended to duke it out with Obama so as to weaken him against Senator McCain and set herself up for the 2012 election. Rush Limbaugh warns constantly that he refuses to count Clinton out until he sees her legs curl up under the house. Borrowing from that analogy, I wish to comment on this prognosis.
No sooner did the Munchkins begin celebrating the demise of the wicked old witch under whose tyranny they lived than her sister appeared. While the good witch reminded her that she had no power there, that restriction lasted for only a brief time and in the confines of Munchkinland. As soon as Dorothy embarked down the yellow brick road, she was subject to the buffetings of the evil one’s power, and thus the story begins.
For these reasons, I concur with Mr. Morris and Mr. Limbaugh that counting Clinton out ahead of time is a bad place to be. I watched this week the “Doomsday Machine” episode from Star Trek: TOS Season II, where Commodore Decker engages in fisticuffs with a security officer. At one point, he feigns defeat and fatigue, and when the security officer drops his guard, the Commodore quickly subdues him. As soon as we let our guard down, the Clintons may overpower us. Therefore, I refuse to count her out until she’s dead and buried. Even then I may remain reticent.
The power of the wicked witch in Oz reached far and wide, enabled by a large network the likes of which the Clintons likely have. If they wanted to destroy Obama, they would have, and therefore I can’t help but wonder where Clinton’s true feelings on the matter lie. Despite how much she wants power, she knows she cannot get it this election without tearing the party apart, but she could try again in four years after either Senator McCain or Obama botches the job.
It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope; we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that syren till she transforms us into beasts. Thomas Paine warned us of the folly of wishing that our will might be so. Much as we may want to see the Clintons down and out, I suggest a modicum of circumspect going forward lest we be caught unawares. As we continue down the yellow brick road of Conservativism, looking for a way to get back to that land we love, we need watch out for the snares of that evil one who would be king.
Some material in the Clinton II administration may not be suitable for all citizens.
No sooner did the Munchkins begin celebrating the demise of the wicked old witch under whose tyranny they lived than her sister appeared. While the good witch reminded her that she had no power there, that restriction lasted for only a brief time and in the confines of Munchkinland. As soon as Dorothy embarked down the yellow brick road, she was subject to the buffetings of the evil one’s power, and thus the story begins.
For these reasons, I concur with Mr. Morris and Mr. Limbaugh that counting Clinton out ahead of time is a bad place to be. I watched this week the “Doomsday Machine” episode from Star Trek: TOS Season II, where Commodore Decker engages in fisticuffs with a security officer. At one point, he feigns defeat and fatigue, and when the security officer drops his guard, the Commodore quickly subdues him. As soon as we let our guard down, the Clintons may overpower us. Therefore, I refuse to count her out until she’s dead and buried. Even then I may remain reticent.
The power of the wicked witch in Oz reached far and wide, enabled by a large network the likes of which the Clintons likely have. If they wanted to destroy Obama, they would have, and therefore I can’t help but wonder where Clinton’s true feelings on the matter lie. Despite how much she wants power, she knows she cannot get it this election without tearing the party apart, but she could try again in four years after either Senator McCain or Obama botches the job.
It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope; we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that syren till she transforms us into beasts. Thomas Paine warned us of the folly of wishing that our will might be so. Much as we may want to see the Clintons down and out, I suggest a modicum of circumspect going forward lest we be caught unawares. As we continue down the yellow brick road of Conservativism, looking for a way to get back to that land we love, we need watch out for the snares of that evil one who would be king.
Some material in the Clinton II administration may not be suitable for all citizens.
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