tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post1827684474849978483..comments2024-03-29T03:30:42.787-04:00Comments on A Dark Planet: Why loving politics is like dating a coke-addicted hooker.David Terrenoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-59777698713593083692008-04-23T22:28:00.000-04:002008-04-23T22:28:00.000-04:00Politicians; power hungry, sellout, bullshitters. ...Politicians; power hungry, sellout, bullshitters. Buy into it; you're a sucker. What can I say? I have no sympathy. Since the 1970's I've had no empathy either.Beneath the Carolina Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378676354922370500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-49281195487894499552008-04-23T14:58:00.000-04:002008-04-23T14:58:00.000-04:00I've found that checking the delegate count is an ...I've found that checking the delegate count is an antidote to despair. as for "closing the deal"...well, Ms. Formerly Presumptive Nominee, why couldn't you close it a lg time ago?JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-75661834606411226492008-04-23T10:29:00.000-04:002008-04-23T10:29:00.000-04:00So true, David. And the pundits make it worse. Why...So true, David. And the pundits make it worse. Why can't Obama "close the deal?" Christ, can't they do the math? He has more states, more popular vote and more delegates. But the Democratic party is too afraid of Hillary to go against her, she and Bill are the icons of the party, so the superdelegates are just allowing this to continue, even though she can't possibly win. And for all her "winning the big states," you can't convince me that the Democrats won'ts still turn out in the general election regardless of who the candidate is.<BR/><BR/>Okay, stepping off the soap box.Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.com