Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Evan Bayh's brilliant assininity

In yesterday's NY Times, Senator Evan Bayh (D - Indiana) who supports Senator Hillary Clinton was quoted as saying,

"So who carried the states with the most Electoral College votes is an important factor to consider because ultimately, that’s how we choose the president of the United States,” Mr. Bayh said on CNN’s “Late Edition.”
And who won the 2000 election because of the Electoral College you dipshit?!?! George W. Bush you dipshit. Why wasn't Al Gore the president you dipshit? Because an antiquated system that preserves a semblance of an oligarchy you dipshit.

In an attempt to out-asshole even James Carville, Bayh has decided to add more fuel to the fire to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by running the disenfranchisement treadmill some more for Michigan and Florida. Do they want to pay for the new votes? No. They want a convenient way to boost Sen. Clinton's delegate count. Groups make rules - read: the DNC and the Democratic party - and their individual satellites have to obey the rules they have agreed on. Michigan and Florida knew what they were getting into and Bayh's and Clinton's and Carville's kvetching is so much "blah blah blah" at this point. Had it played in their favor, we wouldn't being hearing this from party bosses. [I should like to say that the rule was a bad rule in the first place but it was one that was agreed upon anyway and executed.]

Does Clinton still agree with the following statement?
“I believe strongly that in a democracy, we should respect the will of the people and to me, that means it’s time to do away with the Electoral College and move to the popular election of our president.”
Evan Bayh should shut up. This is a transparent power play for the derrier garde of the Democratic party who are still stuck on Clintonism. You're day has passed. Fade into the sunset guys.

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