As this is written, I am at the Travel Centers of America at Columbia New Jersey.
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Years ago, they used to call it the truck stops of America. I suppose they were trying to widen their horizons, but frankly it wasn’t necessary.
Last night I ended up spending the night at Babylon New York, because when I got there there wasn’t anybody to unload me. I got up this morning ran from Babylon New York to mountain top Pennsylvania and then back into the Bronx and now I’m back in New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border. That’s a little under 400 miles today. Not whole bunches of miles by my standards but not too bad. Remember, I get paid by the mile these days.
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The reactions are started rolling in on Hillary Clinton, and if as I suspect these people aren’t even warmed up yet, she’s in for a rough time of it for the next year and a half anyway… And by extension the Democrats with her.
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If you read yesterday’s column you will remember I mentioned that the number reporters at Mrs. Clinton’s campaign kickoff outnumbered the number of average citizens there. Now, we find out it was even worse than that. The supposedly average citizens that showed up for the thing, we’re driven in by Clinton staffers. [4] These included, apparently, Obama staffers, lobbyists, and campaign workers.
And of course, being the class act that she is, is already developing a reputation of somebody that will stiff the wait staff. [5] This stuff isn’t going to end well to say the least. And as I say the objections to her haven’t even warmed up yet.
It strikes me that one of the outcomes of all this is that the Democrats will have to come up with somebody else to run. Now, there’s only one replacement that I’m aware of… Elizabeth Warren.
There is much to be said about Elizabeth Warren. If nothing else, she is living proof that an entire human being can be cloned from an ingrown toenail, and will adopt many of its personality traits… But, less in the way of brain cells. Her getting the nomination seems to me about as likely is Obama actually producing those shovel-ready jobs we were promised. That said, Hillary will probably get the nomination, but as far as the general election, I’m with Megan McArdle. Hillary is not inevitable [6].
My biggest fear at this point is that the GOP leadership will look at the high negatives on anybody the Democrats might talk into the now hopeless quest for the White House, and decide they can run any milk toast centrist they desire, as they’ve tried to do the last several elections. Honestly, it’s the only way I can see them losing this thing. My fear is that somehow, in spite of this massive advantage that they’ve been given, like a head on a platter, they will manage it.
One of the problems the Democrats have right now is that there’s still lock stock and barrel involved in pushing the global warming scam. Most people know it’s a scam, and it’s causing the Democrats some serious problems with the polls. If the GOP is smart they will use that problem. And here’s how to do it [7].
Send down the road I go. I’ll see you tomorrow.