A Pilgrim’s Digression

I have decided that it is imperative for me to endorse Senator Hillary Clinton for President. Not that my endorsement means much; I am not a power broker in the political arena.

I am, however, someone who has never supported a winning candidate in any of the four Presidential elections since I began voting in 1992.

What I have come to realize is that although previously I only joked about the “curse” that is placed on a candidate the moment I announce my support, I now believe that the curse is very real.

Clearly, the only thing I can do to help salvage the fading candidacy of Barack Obama is to endorse his rival and offer her all the rhetorical support that is within my power. I am henceforth instituting a moratorium on all pro-Obama posts on this site. From this day forth, mine is a 24-hour, 7-day a week “Clinton for President” propaganda blog.

Whether or not I will also censor pro-Obama comments, I have not yet decided.

The only question in my mind is whether my efforts will be too little, too late. It may be that by casting my vote for Obama in the Virginia primary, I sealed his unfortunate fate. Typically, in the past, the act of voting has been the determining factor in whether a candidate wins or loses.

If I am too late in my endorsement of Clinton, and she wins the nomination despite my support, then I am faced with the difficult task of choosing which of the two remaining candidates, McCain or Clinton, I most want to lose.

If I decide to support McCain, I assure a Clinton victory. If I support Clinton, we have another four years of status quo Republican rule to look forward to.

Because my wife is a die-hard Clinton supporter, I am more likely to throw my support to McCain in such a scenario, because I’d like to at least give my wife the pleasure of having her candidate win.

Even if my un-endorsement of Barack Obama succeeds, and he captures the nomination, I will be faced with a choice as to whether to re-endorse Obama, or to go all-out for McCain. Naturally, I want to ensure a McCain loss to Obama, therefore I must support McCain.

But for the nonce, let me set the new tone of this blog by offering a few encouraging words to Clinton.

I think she should stay in this race all the way to Denver in August. Why should she get out? Obama has lost the nomination. That is one irrefutable fact that has become clear in the past few days.

Obama has lost the nomination. For Clinton to leave the race now would be like a NASCAR driver who is behind by only one lap quitting the race just as the lead car has a four wheel blowout and goes spinning off into the wall.

The wheels have come off Obama’s campaign car. All Clinton has to do now is stay in the race long enough for the Super Delegates to realize that the Obama phenomenon is over. An Indiana win for Clinton would dig Obama’s grave, but a North Carolina win would put the headstone on his campaign.

The expected endorsement of the North Carlina governor, coupled with Obama’s self destruction, suddenly makes that North Carolina win seem very, very possible.