For the record, in Iowa yesterday I asked Sen. Obama if all of this, well, stuff -- the Clinton supporters descending on Denver to bash him, former President Bill Clinton continually praising Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the fact that Hillary's brother Tony Rodham last week met with officials of the McCain campaign -- made him doubt the sincerity of Sen. Clinton's endorsement.
(This was before her curious comments in which she was, again, pushing her oft-used but specious argument that she won more popular votes than did Obama. "Eighteen million people voted for me," she said. "18 million people give or take voted for Barack.")
Give or take. Nice.
"You know it doesn’t" make him doubt her sincerity, Obama said. "She could not have been more clear today, she could not have been more clear during the course of the last several months when she’s been campaigning. President Clinton could not be more clear about his strong support for my candidacy."
I believe they call that stage "denial".
I have no doubts as to Hillary's sincerity in her support for Obama. She's throwing up in her mouth a little bit everytime she mentions his name, but she will play the role of the loyal party member, while at the same time creating some discontent and problems for the Obama campaign, in order to set herself up for 2012. The unofficial launch of that campaign begins with her speech tonight.
While she will proclaim her support for Obama, the speech will be designed to remind Democrats what they could have had, and what they can have again in 2012 should this inexperienced, unqualified upstart lose to McCain. Her words notwithstanding, her fervent desire at this point is the defeat of Obama as that's the only outcome that opens up the opportunity for her to run in 2012.
I wonder if anybody will sneak a "Hillary 2012" sign into the convention hall?
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