I believe the problem with the Democratic Party isn’t all that difficult to figure out.
The problem with the Democratic Party is that it remains the Party of Clinton, but without a Clinton standard bearer.
Hillary was the obvious preference of the delegates; had she given the go-ahead, she would have buried Kerry in a landslide. But in 2004, against an incumbent Republican president, the odds against her election were formidable. Better for Hillary to wait until 2008, when memories of impeachment and Travelgate might be dimmer.
Senator Kerry is a place-keeper, no more, no less. No one loves him. No one will take a political bullet for him. Senator K is boring, pompous, and aloof.
(Mark Steyn-Daily Telegraph 8/3/04 – That gives a whiff of condescension to his chant of “Help Is On The Way”, a slogan already a tad too crudely nanny-statish. On the other hand, it’s a very good catchphrase for Senator Kerry if he’s back at the 15th-century ski chalet in Idaho and Teresa is complaining because she rang for a Scotch five minutes ago. “Don’t be so impatient, lovie. The help is on the way.” )
But the press will cover for him, not only because he is a Massachussetts liberal, but also because without their 24-7 Kerryite boosterism, JFK would be 10 points down and dropping. That’s bad for the profit margin.
And all the little lies … -
An antiwar senator running on a lost war platform picks a former trial lawyer as a running mate while telling Big Business he’s the guy for them because he’ll raise their taxes, increase regulation and punish ‘Benedict Arnold’ corporations.
The coronation of Al Sharpton as the Voice Of The Black People without once mentioning the mayhem that man caused with the destruction of lives and property at Freddie’s Fashion Mart and Crown Heights. Oh, and the embarrassing tale of Tawana Brawley …
Michael Moore …
The hundreds of delegates that winked and nodded when Teddy recited the Pledge of Allegience which included the words ‘under God’. Yeah, buddy, that’ll fool those red necks watching Fox…
The hundreds of delegates that winked and nodded when JFK laid on thick his Rambo jive. Only thirty years ago he told Congress under oath that Vietnam was crawling with American war criminals. The crowd would have been ecstatic if JKF had invited Daniel Ortega to the convention.
And now Mickey Kaus seems confused that not enough American voters bought the lies and deceit for which Mickey paid $300. Flash – pal: You’re paying for Clinton’s party. This convention is Bill Clinton’s legacy.
Transcript Closing arguments by Republican chief counsel David Schippers
House Judiciary Committee hearing, December 10, 1998
“The president then has lied under oath in a civil deposition, lied under oath in a criminal grand jury. He lied to the people, he lied to his Cabinet, he lied to his top aides, and now he’s lied under oath to the Congress of the United States. There’s no one left to lie to.”
