I think both major political parties are dying.
We are clearly at a crossroads here. We’re either going to rise like a Phoenix or plunge irreversibly into the abyss.
No more middle road. God help us.
I think its time for Hillary to retire, get a butch haircut, start wearing flannel and live out her days with her girlfriend.
Obama used up the rest of the moral capital that the Democratic Party had left. He wasted it on glorifying himself.
IMHO, this was one of Bush's biggest mistakes. Cheney was a poor choice.
If Bush had picked a healthy, conservative running mate that could succeed him, Obama might still be a back-bencher in the Senate.
Of course, Bush would have had to avoid some of his missteps -- especially reigning in Fannie Mae and regulating the derivatives market, so that the financial crisis wouldn't have been as bad. Without that, his vice president would have been tarred with the same brush.
But, we wouldn't have had the succession of losers running for President after that....