A Christian Liberal is NOT an oxymoron.

Posted by XT on August 14th, 2008 in Campaign News

From a friend:

I simply can’t get on board the bus when I’ve already been thrown under it, and the more Democrats I talk to, the more I find that I’m not close to being alone. Most of us agree that we simply can’t bring ourselves to vote for John McCain (at least, not yet), but I’ve never witnessed so much dissatisfaction with a Democratic Party (presumptuous) nominee. My take on it is, those who were with him before the end of the primaries are still with him; those who weren’t, are not. Despite what the polls and the media try to tell us, my Democratic acquaintance are split right down the middle. And that bodes big, big trouble for the GE and the DNC.

Thrown under the bus? By losing the primary contest? What is it, other than overturning the results of every primary contest that Hillary Clinton didn’t win, that you want?

From the same source, there’s the applause for this comment:

It would have been so much quicker for them simply to write “Either you’re with us or you’re against us.” Because certainly, the Democrats’ best chance to win the White House is to act just as patronizing, high-handed, dismissive, and sneeringly autocratic as the Republican administration our nation has grown to love so dearly.

You know, as I recall, the Bush Administration began by appealing the rules of the democratic process and throwing the decision into the courts. This is simply putting the shoe on the other foot. The primary contests picked a winner, and it wasn’t Hillary Clinton. Nothing says “you’re with us or against us” like saying “that election didn’t count because I don’t like the outcome”.

But really – what else could Obama do? He has called for the Michigan and Florida delegates to be seated and given full voting rights. He’s helping to pay off her campaign debt – much of it incurred long after she had no mathematical chance to win. He’s giving her an honored spot at the convention. He’s giving her husband the chance to upstage and undermine his VP pick. The only thing he hasn’t done is give her the VP slot itself.

And no one – particularly someone who has worked behind the scenes to derail a nominee – is owed a position on the ticket.

Obama was not my favorite in this race, but he won according to the rules. I’m not saying anyone has to be happy about it, and I’m not saying people should shut up. But this decrying Obama as the nominee is simply a self-fulfilling prophecy. If enough people buy into it, it could happen.

So, honestly, what do you want?

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