Posted by
Logical Party on Sunday, March 09, 2008 4:00:00 PM
Hypocrisies Abound
By David DiBello
It was hysterical listening to former Sen. Tom Daschille, a Obama supporter, declare on Meet the Press that the Democrat Presidential nomination should go to the winner of pledge delegates, then seconds later gloat that Obama can possibly take more delegates than Clinton in Texas, a primary he lost by 3 percentage points.
It seems he supports the will of the people, except when his candidate fairs better. This is the topsy turvy world of Democrat allocation method where Hillary can win Ohio by 10 percentage points but come away with only 8 more delegates, about one half of one percent.
In the end, if Hillary wins Pennsylvania and Florida along with either Kentucky, Indiana or Michigan chances are she will tie or surpass Obama in popular vote total (they would be tied today if Michigan and Florida’s popular vote counted) but not exceed him in delegate count.
The Democrat party, the ones who wish to do away with the electoral college because of a stolen election in 2000 despite a half million popular vote lead, will be faced with a similar quandary if Barack, having slightly more delegates is awarded nomination when Hillary has more popular votes. Equally dismaying is the awarding of delegates to Barack in states that conduct caucuses, which limit participation to about five percent of overall state electorate.
All the talk about following rules leads to contradiction as well, since Obama supporters want pledge delegates to dictate, and continue to penalize Michigan and Florida, which flies in the face of supporting the “voice of the people.” They say the resolution is to award the nomination to the one with the most votes, rather than the one who tops 2,024 delegates, which coincidentally would be an alteration to “the rules.” It further underscores the lack of foresight of Howard Dean in removing over 300 delegates when a fixed number was needed to win nomination. The Obama campaign’s beliefs remind one of Al Gore, declaring every vote should count in Florida in 2000, except of course the military absentee vote, and recounts of Republican counties.
The political campaigns aren’t the only ones immersed in subterfuge. The media makes one William Jefferson Clinton out to be a piranha, claiming to remind voters of the pickles he used to get into while balancing a budget for the better part of eight years. It is understandable that FOX news is against a man they are clearly despise, especially since his economic policy was successful and if the Clintons won, might see taxes adjusted to reasonable rates. MSNBC, clearly in the tank for Obama, needs a little more decorum, especially from sportscaster turned political commentator, Keith Olberman. Does anyone ever mention that Bill Clinton has the highest approval ratings of any modern day ex President, edging out Ronald Reagan by a percentage point? Why do they keep saying Americans don’t want to go back to a period where the budget was balanced, cost of living held in check, and unemployment low?
Fortunately in this campaign the political groundhog, which might be the electorate itself, demands seven more weeks of campaigning, and then some, to wear away at the blatant lies and contradictions camouflaged by hope and change.
David DiBello