It’s a Dark Day for the Right
Yesterday the lights went a little darker for all those who make up the right. This list includes neoconservatives, regular conservatives, big money and oil interests, and lest we not forget, the “for profit” evangelical and fundamentalist church leaders. All these groups saw their chances of having a friendly White House dim and the horrible vision arise that there worst enemy was not Hillary Clinton after all.
First, yesterday we heard Barack Obama hit a right wing sliming of the Rev Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. right out of the park. Obama, who has consistently, called it like it is, made all those (including the pandering media) look like fools to have played up some of Pastor Wright’s speeches (or sermons) as anti-American. While the literal words were inflammatory, Obama pointed out the context in which they were set. And yes, he said there were better ways to make Pastor Wright’s points.
The net effect appears to be a strengthening of Obama supporters and an increase in the probability that he will become the Democratic nominee. The Clinton camp was knocked on their heels and has only itself to blame for its part in stirring up this issue.
Half way around the world in Iraq, John McCain informed us that “al Qaeda in Iraq” was getting supplies, funding, and help from Iran. Hello, John, this is not likely since Iran is Shiite and “al Qaeda in Iraq” is Sunni. McCain quickly corrected his statement and moved on with his entourage of ”fact finders”, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham (who generally do not need any facts to back up what they say).
The right’s problem is that in a McCain-Obama match up, McCain will not do well. Age, quickness of mind and speech, centrist principles, and pure mass appeal will sweep Obama into office. While in all likelihood, Hillary could beat McCain too, it would be much closer. Of course there is still a rough road ahead and it is not certain that the Democratic bosses will give the nod to Obama, but Barack seems to find each challange a way to advance his candidacy and not to lessen it.
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