Miscellaneous

That's It -- We're Done Hillary

Going into tomorrow's Super Tuesday election, I have to concede that, for the last few weeks, I've been back-and-forth on Clinton and Obama. I thought, around the time of the Iowa caucus, that I was firmly in the Obama camp. But, despite several setbacks, and despite the inspirational fervor of Obama, I'd finally come to terms with the inevitable: I was going to vote for Hillary anyway. Loyalty trumps all, and I'm a Bill Clinton guy first and foremost. I worked his campaign in '92, when I was too young to vote, and again in '96, when it was largely unnecessary. Hillary served admirably as governor's wife of my home state and First Lady for over half of my life. I just couldn't get past that.

Until today.

Sen. Hillary Clinton teared up this morning at an event at the Yale Child Study Center, where she worked while in law school in the early 1970s.

Penn Rhodeen, who was introducing Clinton, began to choke up, leading Clinton's eyes to fill with tears, which she wiped out of her left eye. At the time, Rhodeen was saying how proud he was that sheepskin-coat, bell-bottom-wearing young woman he met in 1972 was now running for president.

"Well, I said I would not tear up; already we're not exactly on the path," Clinton said with emotion after the introduction.

Goddamnit, Hillary. The weepy gimmickry will work once, but twice? That's just sad. It's akin to Bush raising the terror alert every goddamn time an election was imminent. It's pathetic. Is this what you're going to do in the White House every time your poll numbers drop? Cry?

You just lost a vote, Hillary.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).