"Wait a while, what's this?" said I, my first sip of morning coffee only half-way to the lip. Leading voice of the neo-cons, bellicose cheerleader of interventionist conservatism, war-mongering right-wing scion of doom seemingly endorses Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton on the op-ed page of The New York Times. Yes, this demands further scrutiny. "Obama's Path to Victory" by William Kristol?
A puzzlement. You wouldn't think Kristol would plead Obama's case, would you? Something's afoot here, Watson. I scraped the toast, scalded my tongue with the hot mug, and forced myself to read on.
Clinton’s campaign believes Ohio and Texas will constitute her firewall. Will it hold?
I suspect not. Obama will have momentum. He will likely have more money than Clinton for advertising. His ballot performance among Hispanics and working-class whites has generally been improving as the primary season has gone on. He intends to push a more robust economic message that could help him further narrow the gap among lower-income voters. And an interesting regression analysis at the Daily Kos Web site (poblano.dailykos.com) of the determinants of the Democratic vote so far, applied to the demographics of the Ohio electorate, suggests that Obama has a better chance than is generally realized in Ohio.
Get a hold, man! Do you realize you're quoting the DailyKos? The left-wing blogger bastion that is an enemy to all you hold dear? The fraggin' nutroots, for empire's sake? What would cause such a slip, such a break with all you, Mr. Kristol, and your friends hold dear. Hmmm. Unless, thinks I, this neo-con possesses an enemy even greater and more diabolical than even the wily Kos or the verbose Obama. There must be a clue, some small sign of who that enemy might be. Ah yes, here we go. I'm onto this fellow now:
And there are, as a final resort, two super-superdelegates (so to speak) who would have the clout to help Democrats achieve closure: Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi.
If they stepped forward at the right time, they would earn the gratitude of their party. And they might also enjoy contemplating a derivative effect of their good deed — the fall of the house of Clinton.
See that - see that right there? Didya smoke it? There's a glimpse into the real terror of the neo-con columnist for the New York Times, the deadly political enemy that keeps them up at night in a cold sweat of fear. The House of Clinton.
Yes, my friends, the only force on earth capable of uniting Kos and Kristol.
UPDATE: Why, who's that shouting "Yes, We Can!" now? None other than Dick Morris. The skin fairly crawls.
