The Moderate Liberal

As if we haven’t had enough of the injustice that the Bush administration has institutionalized at the “Justice” Department:  Justice Department officials blocked liberals and people with Democratic Party ties from a highly selective program that funneled young lawyers into government jobs, according to an internal investigation just released.

My friends, if you do not think that the 2008 Presidential Election is the most important election ever in America’s history, think again.  Four more years of McCain-Bush will absolutely destroy this country and the freedoms that its people have worked so hard to secure.

The Justice Department has been politicized to unprecedented levels.  The only way to stop this is to change the presidency and our congress.

Another example of how far out of touch the Republican Party is with the rest of America and the world.  Senate Republicans today blocked a global warming bill that would have required major reductions in greenhouse gases.

Remember when Republicans were always threatening to use the “nuclear option” to overcome then minority Democratic opposition to Bush court nominations?   Hmmm. It was a good idea then, perhaps after this next election of a permanent Democratic majority, it will be time to do away with these obsolete Republican obstructionists once and for all.

It’s over.

Barak Hussein Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America. Congratulations, Barak.

Instead of moving to heal her party, Clinton chose to immediately place intense pressure on Barak through the media and party hacks to choose her as his running mate.  Clinton speaks of  gaining “respect” for her “18 million” followers, all the while wielding them like a weapon against the party.

Meanwhile, Obama has consistently given Clinton nothing but respect, sweetie!  His June 2 speech in St Paul, MN was full of kind words and respect for Clinton. But Clinton doesn’t realize she must give it to get it.

Clinton has been, and continues to be incredibly disrespectful of Obama and his supporters.  The public pressure they are now attempting to lay on Obama is horrendously disrespectful.  All the while she is publicly crying out for the Veep spot, she has yet to even acknowledge Obama’s victory.

Unless a respectful Clinton moves immediately to heal the Democratic party, Obama will not have her as his running mate.

During this campaign I have come to understand this about Obama: he will not be bullied.

Clinton missed her moment last night to heal the party, and to make herself a serious candidate for vice president.  Instead, she choose to use the stage to issue veiled threats like she was a schoolyard bully.

Now, with each hour that passes, what Clinton will do or not do becomes less and less important.  The race is now quickly moving on without Clinton, and her influence is waning fast.

I am fully confident that Obama will do what needs to be done to win this election. Obama has shown us all that he is smart, resiliant, a strong leader, and capable of making good decisions. If Obama wants Clinton as his running mate, then it shall be so because it is good for America.  If not, and he chooses someone like Jim Web or John Edwards, then I will happily accept that decision as well.

What about those angry Clintonista’s who say they will slash and burn the Obama campaign with their votes?  Will they truly be so petty as to vote for McCain or stay home, simply because their team lost? 

First, I have to believe that deep inside, these supporters are true Democrats, and not cultish followers of Clinton. If I am wrong, and such behavior does come to pass, and the uneducated voters in West Virginia who may have trouble voting for a “black man” cause America to miss this amazing historic opportunity to elect a great leader, then I can truly say with all honesty that this will be the first time in my adult life that I am truly ashamed of my country.

Bill Clinton, speaking in Milbank South Dakota today, said, “I want to say also that this may be the last day I’m ever involved in a campaign of this kind (i.e., a presidential campaign).” 

Reading between the lines, which is what you always have to do with The Clintons,  here’s what I hear him say: “If Hillary doesn’t get the nomination, then I won’t support Barak Obama’s presidential campaign. He’s on his own.”  You could also infer that Clinton would turn his back on the Democratic party, since this will be the last time that he is “EVER” involved in a campaign like this.