D choice is yours
Utah Democrats finally get to vote in a primary that actually might have some impact on the outside world, and they get a headache. Hillary or Barack?
As usual in Utah, it's easy to be Red. Republicans get to choose between our beloved Olympic boss Mitt Romney or that crusty old survivor from Arizona who talks so mean about our Mitt.
But many thoughtful Dems and independents find it a tough call between Obama and Clinton. Young voters, in particular, like Obama's message — brought eloquently to Utah yesterday by his wife Michelle — hope, unity, change and an end to the "culture of meaness." A handsome, fiery speaker with a beautiful wife and two small children, Obama resembles JFK or Bobby Kennedy. And Democrats of all ages love and revere the Kennedys.
On the other hand, since when has idealism gotten an even break in our craven capital? Jimmy Stewart's Mr. Smith (above) was, alas, just a movie character. It has been argued that Kennedy-era idealism would have gone nowhere without that crass, old-style politician Lyndon B. Johnson takin
g over to arm-twist and eye-gouge.
On the other hand, Hillary sincerely bugs many Democrats. She often comes across as a control freak and a bitch — OK, call it icy hauteur. Still, her supporters would argue the only leader who could bring Obama's "change" in Washington would have to be an extremely unpleasant person. And Hill'll have Bill in the background, doing the LBJ thing.
Of course, the November election will make up for the D's primary angst because their choice ultimately is any Democrat.
Check back in: I'll be blogging from the candidates' Utah campaign headquarters tonight.
As usual in Utah, it's easy to be Red. Republicans get to choose between our beloved Olympic boss Mitt Romney or that crusty old survivor from Arizona who talks so mean about our Mitt.
But many thoughtful Dems and independents find it a tough call between Obama and Clinton. Young voters, in particular, like Obama's message — brought eloquently to Utah yesterday by his wife Michelle — hope, unity, change and an end to the "culture of meaness." A handsome, fiery speaker with a beautiful wife and two small children, Obama resembles JFK or Bobby Kennedy. And Democrats of all ages love and revere the Kennedys.
On the other hand, since when has idealism gotten an even break in our craven capital? Jimmy Stewart's Mr. Smith (above) was, alas, just a movie character. It has been argued that Kennedy-era idealism would have gone nowhere without that crass, old-style politician Lyndon B. Johnson takin
g over to arm-twist and eye-gouge.On the other hand, Hillary sincerely bugs many Democrats. She often comes across as a control freak and a bitch — OK, call it icy hauteur. Still, her supporters would argue the only leader who could bring Obama's "change" in Washington would have to be an extremely unpleasant person. And Hill'll have Bill in the background, doing the LBJ thing.
Of course, the November election will make up for the D's primary angst because their choice ultimately is any Democrat.
Check back in: I'll be blogging from the candidates' Utah campaign headquarters tonight.
1 Comments:
Correction: McCain is from Arizona, not Colorado...otherwise, I voted for Clinton today.
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