March 5, 2008...4:14 am
Should the right wing be so happy?
Of course there must be great celebration on the right side of Hillary’s expected victory tonight.
Should they? Part of me says yes. We will see more infighting, more negative attacks, more bickering, etc.
But part of me says no. While this is going on, McCain will not be on the news. He won’t be the spotlight. His ideas won’t get as much exposure. It might shift the debate to Hillary vs. Obama rather than Democrat vs. McCain. For example, at 4am, CNN started the hour with the Hillary vs. Obama results. It’s 4:04 and they are still talking about the Democratic candidates and delaying discussing the McCain results.
Then again, it will give some room to McCain to get ready while no one bothers him.
I’m disappointed Obama did not seal the deal tonight but things might not be as bad as it seems for Democrats. And I cannot forget that on health care, Hillary’s plan is WAY better IMHO than Obama’s.
Still, right wingers have some reasons to celebrate tonight.
4 Comments
March 5, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Considering the state of the economy vs the lure of “100 years in Iraq”, the right should be hiding in the closet….
March 5, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Or signing up, I think we might need a few good men (and women) for those 100 years.
(Disclaimer: To McCain’s defense, I think he envisioned a more relax 100 years, like bases in Germany or Japan. Still, I am not sure we want to have a permanent base there if we can avoid)
March 8, 2008 at 1:49 am
Hey again!
Darn right we right-wingers are happy! As the Dem nominating process continues, you end up getting gems like BO’s surrogates calling Hillary a “monster” and Hillary darkening BO’s picture to make him more “black.” And, despite the lesser amount of coverage of McCain in the MSM, we see this as a blessing. When the NYT, who endorsed McCain, comes out a few days ago with an ignomious smear about a supposed sex scandal and then is forced to eat its crow, we know what type of coverage McCain will recieve, and the less the better.
Per the 100 years remark, you do an admirable job of putting it in context. Thanks for that. I’m sympathetic to the view that long term military presence overseas can be problematic, and it’s certainly expensive, but it can and does have its benefits. And, generally, the places we currently have troops stationed are very happy to have us there. I would wager that if the situation continues to improve in Iraq, and the casualties, both American and Iraqi, decline, then this talking point becomes a net-benefit for McCain. America doesn’t want to lose in Iraq, it wants to stop the death and destruction that followed the inept phase IV planning of Rumsfeld and co.
If the Iraq war, which about a year ago Harry Reid famously said was “lost” turns into the Iraq success with a stable government that is friendly to America and her interests, I think McCain will have firm footing come November.
Now, if only Rove (evil-genius/magnificent b*st*rd) can force the Dems into a brokered convention
j/k 
March 8, 2008 at 7:47 am
I’ve already being depressed for the last few days and you talk to me about a brokered convention. That hurts!
It think Iraq might still remain a negative even if we start ‘winning’. I think the amount of time we have spent there so far has left a bad impression in most voters minds (i.e. more than 50%).
Also, I don’t mind being a nice policeman for the world, but if this could be done while avoiding putting a base in Iraq, it would be terrific!
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