Hillary- The Comeback Kid?

Seriously?

There was a time when I was perfectly comfortable with either of these candidates. But a series of mis-steps by the Clinton campaign reminded me of much that I do not like about them.

Is she capable- yes. Is she as good as she thinks she is- I have my doubts.
I am not happy with her campaign that is resorting- unnecessarily so- on the tactics that Democrats have been widely criticizing since- hmm?- the early 90's when they were used against the Clintons.

We gain nothing by becoming what we oppose. Her campaign- not cleverly as they would suggest- but deplorably has stolen the Karl Rove playbook (not just one page but the whole freakin' book).

Item one- criticize your opponent's strength as a weakness-
Item two- accuse your opponent of doing the same-
Item three- drop vague inuendo about politically incorrect accusations- too black- questions about religion, etc.
Item Four- when opponent responds tell them it is a low trick to introduce race or religion into a political campaign.
Item Five-(repeat as often as necessary) paint yourself as the victim every time you lose and never admit fault.
Item six- Accuse opponent of stealing a page from Karl Rove's playbook.

Item seven- this is completely new and mor earrogant than even GW Bush ever attempted:
Even n a concession speach- do not conceed. Even avoid mentioning your opponent's name but never congratulate them for doing a good job.

Last night must have been a hard night for Obama. And his speach was flat compared to what I have heard before. He must have been tired. But if anyone has been living in a cave and was seeing Obama for the first time- they would at least have seen something that Hillary Clinton seems incapable of doing. he congratulated her on a well fought race and omn her successes for the night. he thanked his supporters - and he thanked hers as well for their involvement in the process.

On Monday, Terry McCauliff commented on their successes by 'going negative.' He was asked if it was costing votes to Obama (which it clearly was) but he gave this weird answer. "I don't think we can judge how it impacts Obama's campaign but it did achieve what we set out to do. In national polls where Senators Clinton and McCain are matched head- to- head we lose to him by less than we were losing to him a week ago.

Is that a great goal or what?

Now, again, MSNBC, who the Clintons have accused of not treating them fairly, is giving her a 7 minute block to talk about how unfairly the media has been treating her.

The Clinton Campaign is reminding me why so many people do not like the political gamesmanship. And when it comes to politics at its worst- Clintons appear to be at their best.

The worst part of this: in a year when the Dems had everything to gain they are demonstrating, once again, how self-destructive they can be.