Why the Kennedys Went for Obama
I want to believe that hope can win out over cynicism for once, but I have a slight suspicion that Barack Obama sacrificed the rest of the country for a win in South Carolina. He seemed to step into a trap set by Bill Clinton, who served as a proxy attack dog for Hillary, which may have marginalized Barack. The folks in the Clinton camp say that this wasn't intentional, but that seems to me to be a load of shit. People as politically astute as the Clintons don't do "unintentional" on the campaign trail. What they did seems calculated and cynical.
Hillary might make a pretty good president, as she certainly has the experience. However, I hope that my suspicion is proven wrong and that Barack Obama does much better on Feb. 5 than I think he will. If so, I might just lose my cynicism for a while and give optimism a chance.
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