Friday, November 14, 2008
Hillary for Senate
Oh for heaven's sake, the Clinton media machine (which includes New York media, which includes the NYT & network news organizations) is pushing Hillary for Secretary of State.
A big reason I voted for Obama earlier this year was to keep the Clintons out of the White House. Broadly, that includes the State Dept. No great personal animosity toward them. I was just generally sick of two dynastic political families, & specifically of the Clintons' attitude of entitlement. Hillary was Back To the Future.
Obama's adminstration will be loaded with Clinton allies; they have the experience on their resumes. The Clintons are represented in his inner circles.
We knew Hillary never considered the senate a "career" position. Neither did Barack. But he won the promotion.
The most grassroots aspect of her campaign was putting her campaign song up for a vote. The winner was "You & I" by Celine Dion:
Only a candidate without interest in music would leave the choice up to the American Idol hoi polloi. Hillary's My Space page lists American Idol as her favorite TV show. Her favorite music is Carly Simon, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, U2. The latter because she's met Bono. I imagined Barack's aides loading selections on his iPod, the candidate giving thumbs up or down. His songs changed depending on where he was campaigning. Hillary played the "Theme from Rocky" at rallies in Pennsylvania. Sly Stallone endorsed McCain. Which reminds me of what Kirk Douglas said to John Wayne when The Duke warned Kirk that he might ruin his image playing wusses like Vincent Van Gogh: "We're not really cowboys, John."
John Kerry, also floated for SoS, lists Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and U2. He's met Bono.
Defeated presidential candidates do go back to the senate, a bit humbled perhaps, & serve honorably & effectively.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
A big reason I voted for Obama earlier this year was to keep the Clintons out of the White House. Broadly, that includes the State Dept. No great personal animosity toward them. I was just generally sick of two dynastic political families, & specifically of the Clintons' attitude of entitlement. Hillary was Back To the Future.
Obama's adminstration will be loaded with Clinton allies; they have the experience on their resumes. The Clintons are represented in his inner circles.
We knew Hillary never considered the senate a "career" position. Neither did Barack. But he won the promotion.
The most grassroots aspect of her campaign was putting her campaign song up for a vote. The winner was "You & I" by Celine Dion:
You and I
Were meant to fly
Higher than the clouds
We’ll sail across the sky
So come with me
And you will feel
That we’re soaring
That we’re floating up so high
‘Cause you and I were meant to fly
Only a candidate without interest in music would leave the choice up to the American Idol hoi polloi. Hillary's My Space page lists American Idol as her favorite TV show. Her favorite music is Carly Simon, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, U2. The latter because she's met Bono. I imagined Barack's aides loading selections on his iPod, the candidate giving thumbs up or down. His songs changed depending on where he was campaigning. Hillary played the "Theme from Rocky" at rallies in Pennsylvania. Sly Stallone endorsed McCain. Which reminds me of what Kirk Douglas said to John Wayne when The Duke warned Kirk that he might ruin his image playing wusses like Vincent Van Gogh: "We're not really cowboys, John."
John Kerry, also floated for SoS, lists Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and U2. He's met Bono.
Defeated presidential candidates do go back to the senate, a bit humbled perhaps, & serve honorably & effectively.
