Well it’s been one hell of a Monday, and it will only get better. Tonight, as you know is the State of the Union, which will be the closing act in a day of political theater, perhaps yet unmatched in this campaign season and indeed this year. We’re going to run down all the acts of today’s great play on the flipside including, dueling Kennedy Endorsements, political rally’s on both sides of the isle, pre-SOTU speculation, and pre-Florida. Even with video in case you missed some of the action-
Well, we can feel Billary’s rage spreading throughout the universe, and we’re questioning exactly what they’ll do in response to the events Saturday and this morning. Obama trounced her in South Carolina, a victory that out paced all the possible belittling that could be done about the expected win. Obama beat her 2:1 across demographics, across income brackets, across the entire Palmetto state. And that victory was followed by a two key endorsements from the Kennedy’s. Caroline’s Op-Ed could not have been more clear about where she stands with a title like “A President Like My Father”. And, after an apparently heated weekend which included some feisty phone calls between Bill and Uncle Teddy, Ted Kennedy issued his official endorsement in a rally late this morning that had the feeling more of a tent revival than a passive political high five.
The best Billary could muster was an endorsement by Kathleen Kennedy, even after Ethel said she supports Obama. Apparently weekends at the compound only buy you so much when you morph from statespeople to a hyper-political tag team duo of doom hellbent on getting back into the Oval. For her part, Hillary called for calm after it was clear that the blood was in the water and she better lock Bill in a closet. Although it seems unlikely at this point he’s going to go quietly, after statements that belittled Obama’s performace, comparing him to Jesse Jackson, and no better.
Political rallies were spread across this country today as candidates on both sides readied themselves for Florida, and Super Tuesday. Because of the abject stupidity of the DNC, Florida will be focused on the Republicans. (Except for Billary, which is apparently campaigning there anyway despite pledges to the contrary) Which will no doubt provide an amusing interlude as the Republicans continue to duke it out over which pasty white guy appeals to the majority of other pasty white guys.
McCain and Romney have taken to calling each other liberals we guess, to prove who hates the pinko commies more- Romney going after McCain for his reduction of money in politics, and McCain after Romney on his record as governor of Massachusetts. We would’ve gone for Willard’s hair, or maybe having the names Willard or Mitt to choose from, but hey different strokes.
Guliani remains as ever a non-entity even though his whole campaign strategy rests on Florida. He seems to like putting all his eggs in one basket, you know, the command and control center inside the WTC or all the homeless people on one bus out of Manhattan when he was mayor, but hey everyone has their own leadership style and we can’t say we’re too sad to see his failing. The Huckster is either a messiah or a populist pig dog depending on which republican you talk to, he’s also running low on money- apparently being BFF’s with Chuck Norris isn’t so much a meal ticket as he perhaps thought.
Which brings us to the State of the Union, which will go live tonight giving the shrub one last shot at being relevant. Indications seem to say that the speech will be focused on national security issues and the economy. With the FISA bill at issue, the ginned up reasons why we’re supposed to hate Iran, and the Iraq Mandate set to expire you can expect more fear mongering on the national security front. Which should dovetail nicely with his outline of the stimulus package, AKA a $600 (plus or minus depending on your tax bracket) rebate, coming to a mail box near you in hopes he can bribe you into thinking the economy really isn’t in that bad of shape. So in sum, it’ll be like a time capsule of the last 7 years. We’re thinking shot glasses, and bunny slippers will be the appropriate things to bring to this event.
Just in case over the last 7 years, you’ve forgotten what it sounds like when someone gives a speech here’s something to remind you:
Further:
Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Plea by Clintons
Fool Me Thrice
Kennedys ♥ Obama
Romney, McCain call each other ‘liberal’
Florida’s primary
State of the Union Preview
