Well, I finally have a few minutes to sit down, think and actually write some things that are on my mind. I am enjoying this Sunday afternoon as my two little one's are sleeping and the big one is off at a play date. The mrs. is off getting some new clothes to celebrate her birthday later this week. Right now, I am watching the Yankees play the Rays (nee Devil Rays) and watching the Rangers play the Devils. Lets just say life is good, for the first time in a long time. So, without further ado:
Joba freaking rocks:
How in the world can the Yankees ever consider sending this guy back to the rotation? I just watched him force a double-play in the 7th inning and throw 8 pitches to retire the side in the 8th. This guy comes out throwing 97 mph or so, and really brings a lot of life to the team. Anyone who says the Yankees could have won all the pennants and Series without Mariano Rivera are delusional. Chamberlain could become just as important to this franchise as Rivera has been for the past 10-12 years. Somehow, I doubt we will ever see him start a game in pinstripes. Look for Joba to be the closer in the next 2 years, and working as the set up guy until then.
Hillary should drop out and her supporters should shut their yaps:
Yes, I know Obama cannot win enough delegates in the remaining primaries to close her out regardless. Yes I know she has done a great job of attracting woman, Latinos, Reagan Democrats and other coveted demographics that will be necessary to win in November. However, even if she wins Pennsylvania, Indiana and every other primary neither candidate will accrue enough delegates to win outright, it is still going to be a drop down, kicking and screaming fight until the convention in August, and who does that benefit the most? If the democrats spend the next 4-5 months spending money and fighting amongst themselves, while McCain can sit back, collect money and intelligence, and see what dirt the democrats uncover on each other, who is in a better position to look more presidential? That is right, John McCain.
I would not consider myself a die-hard Barack-a-maniac, but I do think he has a charismatic personality, will to treat the electorate as adults, and will deal with the current issues heads on. He will not defer claiming years of service and no knowledge (McCain and Economics) and he will not pad his resume by claiming ot be under fire and gaining "experience" as the first lady.
I believe Hillary has done a fantastic job as a Senator from NY the past 8 years, and she might have spent time as an Arkansas first lady and in the national spotlight, fighting for children's rights or improving health care but to claim to be a policy expert in husband Bill's cabinet, means we should have run Nancy Reagen in 1992, and maybe Edith Wilson in 1920. I honestly believe Mrs. Wilson had a larger hand in running the government after her husbands stroke than Mrs. Rodham Clinton did after her husbands blow-job.
What is very annoying to me is the Hillary supporters who say that she should continue to run, because she has earned the right, or that say why should she drop out, or that she has a better chance to beat McCain than her opponent. They are all unable to provide clear plan of how Hillary will obtain the magic number of delegates needed for the nomination. Some of the supporters point to baseball and say you need to play all 9 innings to determine the outcome and therefore they should fight on until Denver. This is not a game. This is the future of our country that we are talking about, and at some point somebody needs to understand or convince her (calling Howard Dean) that she needs to drop out and support Senator Obama so the democrats can start the national debate now with the real opponent and force the Republicans to start spending money now.
I honestly have no idea which candidate has a better chance, but if they continue to beat each other upon the head, neither will have a real chance. What they don't seem to see is that the if the democrats continue to fight amongst themselves, they will not be able wrest the mantle in November and I have never seen a situation where the leader should concede to the challenger.
One thing I have realized with this recent school board of education fight is united we stand, divided we fall. Right now, the democrats stand divided and therefore are susceptible to defeat. If they can unite sooner, rather than in August when it is too late, then united they can stand through the summer and fall.
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Sigh. I came over here for some nice family musings, not to pick a political fight. But I had to say something about the "Hillary should drop out" thing.
I am socially liberal, fiscally conservative. I am not entirely sure who I would vote for in the fall in any of the matchup scenarios, quite honestly.
But I think Hilary is justified to run as long as she wants, for whatever reason. This is America, after all.
I find this whole idea of her doing damage to him curious. Does everyone think that if she dropped out today, it would be all sunshine and rainbows from the McCain campaign?
Obama is going to get it in spades from the republicans anyway. If he's that much of a wimp that he can't take it from his own 'sister', then how is he ever going to stand up for himself amongst the big kids?
He's said himself that Hillary should keep on running. Let the man fight his own battles. It's really kind of condescending to presume that he's so delicate that he can't take the public criticism? And if he can't, isn't it better to find that now in the minor leagues, rather than the midst of the show?
Jennifer,
Thanks for the comment, it is appreciated.
Sorry, I always post whatever is on my mind, regardless of the subject. I too view myself as socially liberal, and fiscally conservative, so we may not be that far apart.
I agree that this is America and Hillary has every right to run as long as she feel justified in doing so. My point was to say historically the Democrats spend more time beating each other upon their heads, and by continuing to do so, I believe they hurt their chances in November.
I would like to think I would say the same thing if the roles were reversed with Hillary on top of Obama.
Feel free to pick a political fight anytime. I am always up for a good discussion.
Jeff
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