Knocking Away The Platter Served Up To Them
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 5:02 pmWisdom on the Presidential race from Charley Reese:
I used to make money betting that no matter how unlikely the Republican candidate was, the Democrats would scour the country to find somebody who could lose the race. It worked with Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis and Al Gore. In the interim, of course, the Republicans picked up the Democrat habit and nominated Bush the First for a second term and then dragged out the old relic, Bob Dole, so both could be mowed down by Bill Clinton.
Now the Republicans have found another old relic, John McCain, to go up against Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. What a great choice in the minds of many: an African-American, a woman or a geezer. Though they won’t tell it to the pollsters or say it on television, there are still blocs of Americans who will not vote for an African-American or a woman. Racist and sexist? Of course. Who told you the American people had become civilized, urbane and educated?
This was supposed to be a shoo-in year for the Democrats. The Republican president has disapproval ratings of historic proportions, has screwed up the economy and has gotten us stuck in two wars. It should have been no contest, but the Democratic Party has managed, with its nutty rules, to make it a level playing field.
This means the geezer has a chance, provided he doesn’t topple over during the campaign.
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Charley Reese is ALWAYS worth reading.