Lazy Pundit: Eve of the future

2008-03-04T15:33:00.000-08:00

Eve of the future

2008-03-04T15:13:00.000-08:00

Upon the eve of what CNN and MSNBC are calling "Critical Tuesday" or "Super Tuesday II" I feel that our friends in the media have done exactly what our friends in the Clinton campaign wanted them to do . . . be nicer to poor little Hillary and meaner to big bad Obama. One thing that seems to work for Hillary Clinton is complaining. She pulls the "it's not fair" card and wham she's a saint once again.

What I don't think is particularly fair is the fact that if any other candidate (Democratic or Republican) had lost 11 Primary and Caucus constests in a row they would have been out of the race long ago. Who really is the media darling - Obama or Clinton?

But I think it is too late for Hillary. The math just isn't on her side http://www.newsweek.com/id/118240. I also think that the Democratic party would be insane to choose Hillary over Obama. The Republicans have been licking their lips for a Hillary win. They have a room full of files that explore what Bill, Hillary and every person within arms reach of either have done since 2000. Land deals, affairs, tax returns, you name it they have it and they want to crush the Clintons.

Obama has his issues as well. Resko is a skeleton but nothing as large as Whitewater http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/arkansas/. His record over the past year in the Senate raises a few eyebrows but many forget that this election isn't about what you've done but what you can do. He may not have the same experience but he sure as hell is a lot likable and hopeful than either McCain or Clinton.

Who will win today? The Republicans if Clinton wins both Texas and Ohio. The American people if Obama wins either Texas or Ohio. Why? Because they will no longer need to hear the complaining out of the Clinton camp for the next 9 months.