Saturday, January 12, 2008

Newt's Hillary Obsession

Another reason not to support Hillary Clinton for Democratic presidential nominee: Newt Gingrich worships her. (Okay, he also hates her. It's not healthy.) I don't know if this is one more example of the Rightwing's desire that Sen. Clinton become the nominee because they believe they can beat her--that she'll unify the GOP against her through "Hillary Hatred" when none of their candidates can unify them. It could be just that. Another possibility is that Gingrich has realized, as I and other progressives have said for years, that Clintonian politics isn't that far removed from the Right on the issues they care the most about: keeping economic justice from the poor and keeping the rich from paying fair taxes and an aggressive, militaristic foreign policy. It may be both. One thing it's not--a reason to vote for Clinton. Don't we all need a break from a politics dominated by the Clinton and Gingrich crowds?

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