A Political Glimpse from Ireland

Out Of Proportion

I wanted to do a little dance when I woke up this morning to discover that the last of Senator Clinton’s hopes is dead. Here is a summary of the delegate split decision:

Florida

Obama - 33.5
Clinton - 53.5

Michigan

Obama - 29.5
Clinton - 34.5

This effectively gave Senator Clinton a net increase of 24 delegates which is just a drop in the ocean when there are only three primaries left. After I declared Senator Obama the democratic nominee over a week ago, I must admit I was hesitant in doing so given the unpredictable nature of politics but I am quite thankful to be right. There are still many problems with the decision; the first possibility being that the Clinton camp might appeal the decision at the Democratic convention which is something that the party leaders are trying to avoid. The second possibility revolves around the “significant” number of Clinton supporters that might defect to the Republicans or simply not vote.

I believe the second possibility has been played up in the media for the purpose of ratings and sales; I do not have any facts to prove this but can make a generalization based on the current political climate. Every democrat is aware of the current state of the United States from the economy to the “progress” in Iraq. This awareness would make it illogical to vote for Senator McCain given his views towards Iraq and on the Bush Tax Cuts. I believe and hope that the Democratic Party will unite but the first step has to start with Senator Clinton this week.

“We’ve got to tell those people, ‘You’ve been in a fight, the fight is over. Which side are you on?’ “said Lawrence Guyot, 68, a former civil rights activist who headed the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1964. “Do you support McCain, or do you support Obama?”

Guyot said it is up to Clinton to start that dialogue and bring her supporters to heel.

Hillary’s “Big” Win

*While I was writing this post, I just saw the news flash that Senator Edwards is going to endorse Senator Obama which is great news because I know a lot of people in Massachusetts who are Edwards’s fans that will hopefully support Senator Obama. *

Well Senator Clinton has won West Virginia as predicted however I expected the mainstream media to downplay her success and in some aspects they did so however there were still some news outlets that refused to let go of this ratings “hook.” These organizations declared that Senator Clinton was back in the fight and that her win in West Virginia was “big”, “significant”, “and momentous.” There were a lot of other words used but I will give credit to some organizations who declared the fight was over and that Senator Clinton was just going through the motions. Watching Larry King this morning, amongst the panel there seemed to be renewed thought about the possibility of a “Dream Ticket” however given the split amongst supporters on both sides; I highly doubt this is even possible. In honor of West Virginia and the folks over at Hillaryis44.org, I have created this comic:

Hillary and Barack have a Discussion

I was looking for a quick solution to make some political comics since I am not much of an artist and came across quickcomic.com which was not only super fast but quite smooth in terms of the interface. Within a few minutes, I had my first political comic. Thanks Quick Comic Dudes.

Hoping to make this a regular feature for Saturday’s with some hopefully witty dialogue. Please leave a comment with any feedback.