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January 9th, 2008

Weeping her way to a win

It’s been known to win some females everything from their way out of a traffic ticket to a discount on Chrysler 300 accessories, but on Tuesday in New Hampshire, bold feminist resorted to the oldest of feminine wiles to eke her way past Barack Obama to a primary win: she cried her way to victory.

Hillary’s trail of tears began on Monday when she had “a breakdown” on the afternoon before the critical New Hampshire primary. Barack Obama was polling eight points ahead of her, beyond the margin of error, when Sen. Rodham turned on the waterworks in public. The next day, the Senator from New York defeated the Senator from Illinois by a margin of about three percent, 39-36.

When Sen. Rodham declared she would make history with her presidential run, she wasn’t kidding. When Maine Democratic Senator Edmund Muskie appeared to be weeping during an emotional defense of his wife after an article appeared in a New Hampshire newspaper critical of her, the apparent tears (which Muskie claimed was melted snow – and it was snowing that day) cost Muskie all the momentum of his candidacy and the Democrats went on to nominate left-wing loon George McGovern in 1972.

With her tear-filled victory in New Hampshire, Clinton has spiritually vindicated Muskie by proving – at least for the moment – that it may indeed be possible to cry your way into the White House.

By Craig Hansen • Posted in Democrats, Election 2008 • No Comment
January 9th, 2008

Romney takes silver in New Hampshire

Don’t attempt to adjust your HDMI cables just yet; that was indeed RINO leader Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) claiming victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary yesterday. The WonderfulPessimist.com-endorsed candidate, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, came in second, just as he did in Iowa.

This result is not a surprise. In Wyoming over the weekend, Romney won the state handily because there were rules in place to make sure that those voting in the GOP caucus were actually Wyoming residents and GOP supporters. In Iowa and New Hampshire, proof of residency and party affiliation were not requires and so the potential for crossover voting to curb the conservative candidate’s momentum was high.

Be that as it may, results are results and the zombie-like McCain makes it two states in a row where the liberal media has chosen a favorite RINO to prop up in order to rob the conservative Romney of victory. In Iowa, the RINO of the moment was former Arizona Gov. Mike Huckabee; in New Hampshire, McCain.

Realistically, however, all that does is split the three earliest states to one each for Romney, McCain and Huckabee. Despite liberal media wishful thinking, Romney’s campaign is not devastated or on the verge of pulling out; he confirmed Tuesday he’s in it till then end.

“There have been three races so far. I’ve gotten two silvers and one gold – thank you Wyoming,” Romney said Tuesday night in a post-results press conference. “On to Michigan and South Carolina and Florida and Nevada. I’ll fight to be back here in November in those states and others.”

With 47 states to go, Romney remains the conservative candidate with the best chance of winning; Fred Thompson was barely a blip on the radar in New Hampshire, which means most of his supporters must be swinging toward Romney. It remains an interesting race, with a lot at stake for the future of the GOP.

Romney is the candidate who will offer Americans a choice; McCain, Huckabee and Guiliani offer only echoes of the Democrats.

By Craig Hansen • Posted in Election 2008 • No Comment