The Queen Makes the King

Just a note on a matter others have noted earlier though which just sunk into my head this afternoon: Hillary's got all the cards. Barack, ahead of her by a sliver thin margin of pledged delegates, claims the nomination and now wants to "unify" the party. Says who? Half the party thinks he's a skunk.

Hillary probably thinks he's a skunk, but she probably has some influence over those who voted for her. If Barack is very nice, Hillary might be nice in return. She's got an 18 million voter army behind her, the troops Barack wants. What's he going to do, pretend she doesn't exist?

And on Barack's side, what's he got? Half of what he needs, plus all the media, and apparently, all the party leadership. Piffle. He's had them for six months, and 18 million have ignored them. All of the media, all of the leadership? Piffle.

It does seem he intends to campaign against McCain. Piffle as well, and pretend. The young fellow is assuming something he doesn't have, leadership of the party as it's nominee. To stride out to do battle is a bit silly, who's going to follow? The media, the leadership, and only half the army he needs.

I do think the media and the leadership and Barack all think that that's all he needs because that's their narrative, they're the party and if they all say it is so, it is so. But 18 million haven't followed that story for six months and they're probably not going to follow it now.

We'll see. I don't know how much contempt those 18 million have for the leadership, the media, and Barack. Contempt is useful, it's a kind of strength. No way in the slightest am I swayed by the Democrat leadership, the liberal media, or the lightweight Barry. Follow me, all you 18 Million! 'Course, I'm a Republican and am going to vote for McCain, but if the very-barry disaffected feel anything like me Barry's going to be out in the weeds without any herd behind him. We'll see.

I have gone from liking the guy to an emotion that is not at all the same. It seems to me he does that to people. What will happen with the 18 Million?

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Just posted this and then just read this:

The Clinton campaign announced late Wednesday that it wouldbe hosting an event in Washington, D.C, on Friday to “thank her supportersand express her support for Senator Obama and party unity.”

But also this:

According to a senior Democratic source on Capitol Hill,she acknowledged there were “two wings in the party right now,” and it was her obligation to “unite them."

Democratic sources also have said Clinton will suspend her campaign rather than close it down entirely. By suspending her campaign, Clinton would retain nominal control of her delegates and could continue to raise money to pay off campaign debts. She also would allow late-primary states to finish up the process of electing pro-Clinton delegates to theAugust convention.

To me this doesn't sound like quitting, it sounds like hiding in the weeds, but we'll see.