Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Is Obama as smart as Clinton?
Random thought: We knew with absolute certainty in 2008 that Misteromney would be the R nominee in 2012. Repooflicans are perfectly predictable. It's his turn. Only an untimely death could change destiny.
Given that hard fact, Bill Clinton might have used it as follows:
(1) Note that Misteromney implemented an awful health-care program in Massachusetts.
(2) Realize that this awful health-care program benefits Wall Street and harms the people.
(3) Implement the same awful health-care program on the whole country, instead of the simple and good "Medicare for all" option that would help the people and hurt Wall Street.
Clinton would see this as a total win.
More monopoly for Wall Street means vastly more money for the party that guaranteed the monopoly.
Best of all, it puts Misteromney in a hopeless wedge position. Either he has to defend the program because it's his own brainchild, or he has to condemn it as an awful program. If he defends it, he loses Repooflican voters. If he condemns it, he's saying "Everything I touch turns to shit. Elect me so you can eat my shit!"
Is Obama shrewd enough to pull this switcheroo? I dunno. He strikes me as plenty smart but not Machiavellian. However, Hillary is in his inner circle, capable of passing along Bill's advice...... ¶ 5:05 AM
Given that hard fact, Bill Clinton might have used it as follows:
(1) Note that Misteromney implemented an awful health-care program in Massachusetts.
(2) Realize that this awful health-care program benefits Wall Street and harms the people.
(3) Implement the same awful health-care program on the whole country, instead of the simple and good "Medicare for all" option that would help the people and hurt Wall Street.
Clinton would see this as a total win.
More monopoly for Wall Street means vastly more money for the party that guaranteed the monopoly.
Best of all, it puts Misteromney in a hopeless wedge position. Either he has to defend the program because it's his own brainchild, or he has to condemn it as an awful program. If he defends it, he loses Repooflican voters. If he condemns it, he's saying "Everything I touch turns to shit. Elect me so you can eat my shit!"
Is Obama shrewd enough to pull this switcheroo? I dunno. He strikes me as plenty smart but not Machiavellian. However, Hillary is in his inner circle, capable of passing along Bill's advice...... ¶ 5:05 AM
