May 28 2008
Sour grapes
No, I’m not talking about George W. Bush’s reaction to Scott McClellan’s book. I’m talking about what you can expect to hear from a lot of Clintonistas in the coming weeks. Perfect example:
Rendell: Clinton ‘Very Unlikely’ To Win
Ed RendellStaunch Clinton campaign supporter Gov. Ed Rendell said Wednesday that his favored candidate is “very unlikely” to capture the Democratic nomination, and said that will mean the Democratic Party will nominate the weaker candidate for the fall campaign against Sen. John McCain.
Rendell, D-Pa., told Bloomberg Television that he believes polls that suggest that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is a “far better candidate” than Sen. Barack Obama in swing states. But he added that he’s a “realist” who recognizes that superdelegates are likely to continue to flock to Obama until he clinches the nomination.
“I’m a realist, and I think most likely the superdelegates will give Sen. Obama the votes he needs,” Rendell said. “I don’t think the DNC is going to fairly adjust what happened in Florida. . . . I don’t think they’re going to fairly adjust it. So I think it’s very unlikely that Senator Clinton can prevail. I think that means we’re not going to field our strongest candidate.”[..]
Rendell, who has been discussed a potential running mate for either Clinton or Obama, joked that the fact that he wears a flag pin could make him a good match for Obama.
“I kid around and say I’d be a great running mate for Senator Obama. I wear a flag pin, so [it would] be a balanced ticket,” he said.
Ha ha funny. Especially that last part about the flag pin. Hill-arious. [sic] Click on the good governor’s picture (above) and have a closer look at that pin he is wearing. It doesn’t look like the United States flag I’m familiar with.
I hope Mrs. Clinton’s worshipers can get over their hurt feelings quickly so this kind of ridiculous babble can stop. It’s not doing anybody any good. Except perhaps Johnny McCain. (But maybe that is their intention?)
One Response to “Sour grapes”
I agree — I wish this would get over with soon and we can have a nominee — listening to the news about this process is starting to give me a headache.