No surprise Clinton is hanging on
By Chuck Doud
The Madera Tribune
As of this writing, Hillary Clinton still is thumbing her nose at Democrat pundits who want her to quit the presidential race and deed it to Barack Obama. She did this by opening the Clinton family bank account and lending her campaign millions of dollars — investing in the family business that in the long run has paid off for the Clintons.
They showed a gross income in excess of $20 million last year, and basically all they’ve ever done, besides a few short stints as legal practitioners, is seek and hold office. So, politics has been good to Hillary Clinton and her husband. But the way hasn’t always been smooth.
During the Monica Lewinsky affair, you might recall, it appeared Bill Clinton would have to leave the White House in disgrace. But they hung on, and it paid off. Now she is a United States senator, a multimillionaire, and a candidate for the presidency. Not quitting has brought her a long way.
So, it’s no surprise she is hanging on, even though each day brings a little more bad news, with Barack Obama gathering more strength, making her ordeal more difficult.
There’s a saying in politics, though, which is that no seriously dedicated politician has ever won office by quitting a race. On the grassroots levels, you see it all the time. An underdog who keeps campaigning turns up a winner.
The media pundits who preach Clinton’s political obituary, by the way, aren’t working a tenth as much as she is, or as Obama is, for that matter. The media analysts don’t shake the hands of the public, or hear the cheers and suffer the catcalls. They just collect their paychecks, smug in the self-delusion that they know more than the candidates.
