The desperate hours
Now that Bill Clinton has traveled to Connecticut to campaign for George Bush's favorite Democrat, Joe Lieberman, in the senator's primary race, it sets up a potentially interesting scenario a short distance down the road. Will Clinton and "GOP Joe's" other backers join him in his race as an Independent if Ned Lamont wins the Democratic nomination? Are Ralph Nader's sharpest critics in the Republican wing of the party really supporting a candidate who has vowed to jump ship if he's rejected by primary voters rather than honoring their decision, and what does that say about the Democratic Leadership Conference's rhetoric about "a big tent?"The DLC is meeting in Denver this week-- Hillary Clinton, Evan Bayh, Tom Vilsack, and company-- to map out their vision for America and avoid saying as much as possible about a war in Iraq that they supported and/or authorized, and that 60 percent of Americans now say was a mistake. You can bet that the few statements made in reference to the war will be along the lines of how we can't leave the country and allow it to descend into civil war when, in fact, it should be evident to all impartial observers that it already has. Two dozen protestors gathered outside the convention hall today chanting "DLC/where've you been? You're acting like/Republicans."
Right-centrist Democrats claim opponents of Lieberman and the Clintons are simply web-based fringe activists and point to the fact that Hillary far outpolls any of the war critics like Russ Feingold or Wesley Clark as possible Democratic nominees for president, but unlike Hillary, neither of those potential candidates also have polls indicating the overwhelming disapproval numbers of overall voters, and I think it's also safe to assume that much of Clinton's support is based on name recognition.
The New York Senator has admirably stated that she will support the Democratic nominee in the Connecticut senate race, but many other high-profile politicos and intrenched incumbents would be likely to walk out the door with a rejected Lieberman. Says Joe: "If people question whether I'm a Democrat, the Democratic party is in trouble." Says me: "The party is long past trouble-- of their doing. It finally seems as if it's on the way back. And blood will get spilled."
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I almost called Ned Lamont "Gene Lamont," but that was the old Pirates' manager.
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A hardcore Madonna fan has started in on-line petition to address what he believes is a boycott of the pop singer's music by radio behemoth Clear Channel resulting from the Material Girl's anti-Bush public rhetoric. New singles from her album "Confessions on a Dance Floor" have risen to #1 on world music charts, but have performed badly in the U.S., and Ron Jacobs believes lack of radio play is the culprit.
Tonight I called my man on the inside-- a local FM programmer with Clear Channel-- and he has received no internal memos or e-mails with instructions to the effect of silencing Madonna. No one has contacted him at all about her music. Ever, as it turns out.
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I'm really taking to my job at Iowa Student Loan. There have been some unfortunate repercussions, such as my new tendency to say "Thank you for calling" at the end of personal phone transmissions, but overall, it's been really enjoyable. It's actually a little unsettling to go through life for once without daily animosity towards one's employer. Maybe there's been a teddy bear inside of me all the time.
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I found an indispensable website for our perusal until baseball's trade deadline passes on Monday. Fox Sports' www.benmaller.com has all the unsubstantiated and downright fraudulent trade rumors any fan could want or need.
posted by CM @ 8:31 PM
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