Posted by
Bert Chapman on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:12:46 AM
For all the rhetoric emanating from the campaign trail about the need for the vapid mantra of "change," last nights New Hampshire primary results were a thunderous reaffirmation of the status quo and establishmentarian views. On the Democratic side, the words of Elton John's classic The *itch is Back" are in order as Hillary Clinton reasserted her ruthless aspirations for political power. Perhaps New Hampshire Dems wanted her purported experience over Obama's purported inexperience. A better explanation is this secular bunch following the insight of Proverbs 26:11 "As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly."
Some analysts credit Clinton's sudden resurgence to her teary-eyed episode in a New Hampshire cafe over the weekend. Don't believe that for a minute. Hillary Clinton is a calculating cold-blooded termagent who does nothing spontaneously and whose modus operandi is enhancing her personal political objectives at all costs. This is a shrew who has exploded in fury at Arkansas state troopers, secret service agents, her "husband" and his mistresses, a mythical right-wing conspiracy, and anyone who refuses to grovel before her self-righteous vision and unbridled lust for political power. Hillary Clinton is no more capable of genuine human sentiment or emotion than a jackal.
On the Republican side, New Hampshire primary voters also reaffirmed the status quo by supporting illegal immigration loving, political speech restricting, and terrorist prisoner coddling John McCain. Some analysts attribute McCain's victory to the success of the troop surge in Iraq which McCain, to his credit, has supported steadfastly. More likely factors include NH Republicans following Proverbs 26:11 and allowing McCain to reprise his 2000 New Hampshire primary victory (which did not result in his receiving the GOP nomination), endorsements of him by New Hampshire papers which also managed to defame Romney, and the desire to distinguish themselves from Iowa voters.
I think it can be safely said that both Iowa and New Hampshire results demonstrate that the electorate wants the primary process to continue for a while which is positive as it will allow campaings to clarify their thinking and messages and for candidates to be further refined.
If McCain is the nominee and goes up against Horrible Hillary it will be the ultimate case of the revenge of the establishment which will not produce qualitiative change in American political governance. If it's McCain against Obama, you will have a quarter century age difference in candidates with McCain likely to come off the worse in the eyes of younger voters. I'll support the GOP candidate against the Goldwater Girl Gone Bad or the great liberal multicultural myth but I still think Mitt Romney is the only Republican who has the communication and intellectual skills necessary to defeat either of them. Despite his weekend win in Wyoming, though, Romney urgently needs to win Michigan or his chances are kaput.