With each (infrequent) loss, Barack has refused to return to the old-fashioned politics of divisiveness. He reaches out, comforts, and inspires again. Just words? The Clintons tell us they’ll bring actual change, not just words. We must remember that, in the end, those are just words. Whether or not they are good speakers–and I think they both are–the Clintons choose not to motivate us to come together to fundamentally restructure how we do politics in America.They choose to redraw old battle lines for the sake of fighting one narrow victory after another. It’s this sort of politics-as-usual that can only lead to a violently repressive backlash. Remember what followed eight years of Clinton? Eight years of GW Bush? Let’s move on, people! Don’t let them steal it at our convention. Let’s win Pennsylvania. We can do it. Don’t let them tear us apart. These next six weeks are how we’ll beat McCain. To hell with the politics of victimization! Let’s win this thang!
Update: 3/5 2:23 pm. With most delegates decided, it looks like Hillary’s “big” wins have netted her an approximately four-delegate gain. Yep, it’s not even close.
Tangents for the Chasing
