Comments on: U.S. Presidential Campaign: views and reviews http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/ Where the world comes together Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Martin Sims http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/#comment-2871 Martin Sims Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:54:13 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/#comment-2871 All of the evidence is pointing in the direction of an independent bid. Hllary believes and will claim that she has won the popular vote. Even if she has not actually won the popular vote, her message to the country and the democratic party will be that she can not let down all of the people that voted for her and made this primary process such a closely run event. Add to this logic Hillary's knowledge that all politicians have a shelf life for presidential potential and that this may be her only real chance to run for the presidency and furthermore, that Hillary is likely to be feeling abandoned by her party and stabbed in the back by it's super delegates who have once again run to the side of a flash in the pan who in her eyes and the eyes of her supporters doesn't even have the experience to hold his current position as a senator. This possibility has been in my mind for several weeks now but was solidified by Hillary's agreement to allow Obama to receive delegates from a state where he was not even on the ballot. This suggests to me that Hillary, although resigned to her loss in the democratic primary, by remaining in the campaign after such an act, clearly she is in this fight for the duration and her only remaining alternative is to run as an independent. Doing so allows Hillary to continue campaign against Obama, whom she honestly believes would be a detriment to the oval office and McCain who she is against for philosophical reasons. Running as an independent also allows Hillary to honor her supporters in the most politically expedient manner and would gain her a great deal of respect and potential support from independent voters and borderline republicans alike. Finally it would feed into the angry, spiteful and vindictive nature that is so much a part of Hillary the person, allowing her to stick it to the party and those super delegates she sees as having ridden the coattails of the Clinton name for far too long to be cast aside by them at the last minute for somebody she considers to be yet another weak democratic presidential candidate that cannot possibly win in the general election. What could the Democratic Party possibly offer her to appease her at this point? What could they possibly bring to the table that she could not attain on her own? Hillary Clinton will not stop her campaign, she will run as an independent and destroy the democratic parties presidential hopes and possibly create another presidential run opportunity for herself in the process, even if she does not win, and she certainly could still pull off a win... Everytime we underestimate a Clinton, they seem to come out swinging and surprise us all! All of the evidence is pointing in the direction of an independent bid. Hllary believes and will claim that she has won the popular vote. Even if she has not actually won the popular vote, her message to the country and the democratic party will be that she can not let down all of the people that voted for her and made this primary process such a closely run event. Add to this logic Hillary’s knowledge that all politicians have a shelf life for presidential potential and that this may be her only real chance to run for the presidency and furthermore, that Hillary is likely to be feeling abandoned by her party and stabbed in the back by it’s super delegates who have once again run to the side of a flash in the pan who in her eyes and the eyes of her supporters doesn’t even have the experience to hold his current position as a senator.

This possibility has been in my mind for several weeks now but was solidified by Hillary’s agreement to allow Obama to receive delegates from a state where he was not even on the ballot. This suggests to me that Hillary, although resigned to her loss in the democratic primary, by remaining in the campaign after such an act, clearly she is in this fight for the duration and her only remaining alternative is to run as an independent.

Doing so allows Hillary to continue campaign against Obama, whom she honestly believes would be a detriment to the oval office and McCain who she is against for philosophical reasons. Running as an independent also allows Hillary to honor her supporters in the most politically expedient manner and would gain her a great deal of respect and potential support from independent voters and borderline republicans alike.

Finally it would feed into the angry, spiteful and vindictive nature that is so much a part of Hillary the person, allowing her to stick it to the party and those super delegates she sees as having ridden the coattails of the Clinton name for far too long to be cast aside by them at the last minute for somebody she considers to be yet another weak democratic presidential candidate that cannot possibly win in the general election.

What could the Democratic Party possibly offer her to appease her at this point? What could they possibly bring to the table that she could not attain on her own?

Hillary Clinton will not stop her campaign, she will run as an independent and destroy the democratic parties presidential hopes and possibly create another presidential run opportunity for herself in the process, even if she does not win, and she certainly could still pull off a win…

Everytime we underestimate a Clinton, they seem to come out swinging and surprise us all!

]]> By: Diana Thébaud Nicholson http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/#comment-1392 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:43:12 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/#comment-1392 We cannot resist posting this e-mail message forwarded by Ron Robertson <strong>The Republican nightmare </strong> 1. Hillary wins the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States 2. Naturally, she wants to choose as her running mate someone with a lot of knowledge and experience in government and foreign affairs, someone who is a seasoned campaigner who could bring a lot of strength to the ticket. Who better than Bill, her husband? 3. Hill and Bill go on to win the election in November and the Democrats maintain control of the House and the Senate. 4. Hillary is sworn in as President on January 20, 2009. The next day, after all the inauguration parties are over, she calls a press conference to make an announcement: she is resigning as President. Bill, as the Vice President, immediately becomes President. This is all perfectly legal under the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, for it states that "no person may be elected as president more than twice". Bill is not being elected for a third term but is merely serving out the remainder of Hillary's term---all 4 years of it. 5. But wait! There's more! The following day Bill calls a press conference to make an announcement. He has chosen someone to fill the now-vacant office of Vice President. Guess who he picks? Why, Hillary, of course. 6. And one last thing, Bill could resign just before the elections and that would make Hillary the incumbent President. She could run for re-election and we could do it all over again and she would never serve out her two terms... Bill could be President for life. We cannot resist posting this e-mail message forwarded by Ron Robertson
The Republican nightmare
1. Hillary wins the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States
2. Naturally, she wants to choose as her running mate someone with a lot of knowledge and experience in government and foreign affairs, someone who is a seasoned campaigner who could bring a lot of strength to the ticket. Who better than Bill, her husband?
3. Hill and Bill go on to win the election in November and the Democrats maintain control of the House and the Senate.
4. Hillary is sworn in as President on January 20, 2009. The next day, after all the inauguration parties are over, she calls a press conference to make an announcement: she is resigning as President. Bill, as the Vice President, immediately becomes President. This is all perfectly legal under the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, for it states that “no person may be elected as president more than twice”. Bill is not being elected for a third term but is merely serving out the remainder of Hillary’s term—all 4 years of it.
5. But wait! There’s more! The following day Bill calls a press conference to make an announcement. He has chosen someone to fill the now-vacant office of Vice President. Guess who he picks? Why, Hillary, of course.
6. And one last thing, Bill could resign just before the elections and that would make Hillary the incumbent President. She could run for re-election and we could do it all over again and she would never serve out her two terms… Bill could be President for life.

]]> By: Diana Thébaud Nicholson http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/#comment-1198 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:29:07 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/06/us-presidential-campaign-views-and-reviews/#comment-1198 <em>He [Giuliani] was too New York, too Italian, and he had too many wives.</em> (<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E1D7143EF932A05752C0A96E9C8B63&scp=3&sq=quotation+of+the+day&st=nyt" rel="nofollow">NYT Quotation of the day</a>) He [Giuliani] was too New York, too Italian, and he had too many wives. (NYT Quotation of the day)

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