Evidently we still have a stretch of primary road to travel. As of the writing of this post, the only victories that have emerged on this other Super Tuesday are Vermont for Obama, and Rhode Island for Clinton. The pundits are licking their chops at the thought of the Democratic primaries going on until further notice, and they don't even try to hide their glee.
Dire predictions yet again of superdelegates deciding the winner, an ominous reminder by Tom Brokaw that back in 1980, Jimmy Carter's promise to "kick [his challenger] Ted Kennedy's ass" came true. It didn't come true until the convention, but the ass-kicking commenced nevertheless. This little lesson in history was no doubt meant to elicit comparisons between Clinton and Obama, with Hillary giving the promise of an eventual spanking.
Never mind that the math in adding up the delegates either of them have, and either can still gain, just is not in Clinton's favor. Oh no, it is all about momentum, the comeback, and the horse race.
MSNBC had one intelligent highlight in what was otherwise a night of sensationalism, stirring the pot, and wallowing in self-importance, when Keith Olbermann (the lone voice of reason, it seemed) interviewed Senator Kerry about the campaign and the possible results of the day's voting.
Condemning HRC's statement that she and McCain had more foreign policy experience as insulting, inappropriate, and untrue, the Senator pointed out that Barack Obama has, in fact, more foreign policy experience than Bill Clinton did when he ran back in 1992.
Judging by that interview, Barack could not ask for a better surrogate than John Kerry, and I'm sure he knows it, too. We can only hope that the end is near, and that we will have a clear-cut winner emerging before too long. For once I would like to see the people with the power, instead of the pundits steering the debate for as long as they wish and their ratings justify.
