Clinton Getting More Pitiful by the Day..errr..Debate

   Yes, I'm slow again..Tonight I finally got some time to watch the Democratic debate from Austin.

   I have to say that my take on the performances match a lot of what the chattering classes have been saying. Namely, that Clinton, who needs to be delivering knockout performances at this point in the game, if she is truly to mount a legit comeback, is not getting it done.

   She is getting increasingly desperate as evidenced by her McCain-like badgering and pettiness. I actually felt sorry for her when she made her "...change you can Xerox." comment to Obama. The crowd booed her, Obama said something like "you should be ashamed of yourself" under his breath, and I just shook my head. Unless cornered you just don't say things like that. I think she realizes her message is just not resonating and she is getting mad. Mad that this Johnny-come-lately has cut in line and taken her earned turn. She (and her husband, of course) has put in her time, kissed the appropriate asses and now the movie is not progressing toward the fairytale ending that she expected it to. All very sad.

   Needless to say, I think if she really meant what she has said in the past about doing what is right, Clinton would either drop out of the race and get behind Obama now in preparation for the general election campaign or she would return to running on her merits, rather than trying to trip up Obama with petty shit.