OK, how much do you want to bet Hillary either wants this or is in on it?
First there was Clinton-Gore. Could Clinton vs. Gore be next?For former Vice President Al Gore, a rash of favorable publicity surrounding this month's opening of his movie "An Inconvenient Truth," and the growing political resonance of its subject -- global warming -- are stoking the most serious speculation about a Gore political comeback since his loss in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
In 2008, that could mean a once-unimaginable battle for Democrats' nomination between Bill Clinton's former vice president and his wife, Hillary Clinton. To some pro-Gore Democrats, worried about Mrs. Clinton's electability, that is part of the appeal.
See right now people assume she has zero competition, but that's not true at all, not by a long shot. Warner--while he lacks name recognition--could get a lot of red-staters excited about him because he's southern and pro-gun. There are others too, hawkish MALE Dems who could step into the ring with her and--while having a hard time beating her at the fund-raising game--could steal some of her thunder by pointing out how polarizing she is with the vast "rest" of the country that doesn't live in NY, LA, Boston, San Francisco and the other urban liberal oases. Al Gore steps in, with his celebrity and ability to hog the limelight (if only because he's such a freak-show every time he opens his mouth)? Those other candidates are invisible, no question. In the run up to the nomination, it would be the Al and Hillary show, 24/7, and what better way for her to appear mroe moderate? What better way for her to seem rational, sane, even warm and fuzzy than to be pitted against Mr. Unhinged himself?
The Gore loyalists live in a fantasy world. The truly loyal who are actually VOTERS are very few indeed. The rest of his supporters won't put down their bongs long enough to register, much less vote in a primary election ("Hey dude, what's a primary anyway?"), so all they've got is the ability to steal airtime from anyone who might try to challenge Comrade Clinton.
And maybe that's the whole point. Maybe even Laurie David doesn't really want a Gore Presidency, she just wants us to think she does, wants HIM to think she does because at their core, all the Democrats really want is to regain power. They believe in the cult of personality and the power of the MSM because they created the cult and are the MSM, and to a certain extent they are right. If they can get every TV set tuning in to watch this political battle of the Titans, they can also steal the thunder from any Republican candidate, at least until way after the conventions, and by then most independents will be so relieved that there's no possibility of a Gore Presidency, they'll almost be willing to cast their vote for Hillary just as a thank-you for making that nightmare go away!
Better hope she's up against McCain if this happens. Don't get me wrong, on most fronts I'm no fan of his, but he's the one guy on our side who could credibly challenge her national security credentials and ability to serve as CIC of these United States. And since at the end of the day in the national election, that's what still matters most to actual v-o-t-e-r-s, he's who we'll need to defeat her.
And if you don't think she should be defeated, that she MUST be defeated, all I have to say to you is, can I have some of what you're smoking? I could use a little visit to Alice's Wonderland right about now myself.
One thing is certain, if it ever becomes apparent that she has a real chance of winning the Presidency, I'm getting my ass out of the stock market so fast it will make your head spin (and so should you).
Posted by insomnomaniac at May 10, 2006 12:55 AM | TrackBack