A Frustrating Sideshow

I have not written any posts on the Democratic primary battle because I had hoped things would have settled down by now. How wrong I was. In fact, these past few months have been quite depressing. Last year I was very optimistic about the Democrat's chances at taking back the White House. Now I see that golden opportunity vanishing every day this war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama drags on. For years the Democrats have been more united than I've ever seen them over issues like the failed war in Iraq, the outing of a covert CIA operative, the torture of detainees, the illegal wiretapping of Americans, and the political firings of the U.S. Attorneys. All those subjects have been excellent fodder for the liberal blogosphere and left leaning media in general. But for months now Clinton and Obama, along with their supporters, have been clashing as if they belong to different parties. It's been a frustrating sideshow of media hype and internal squabbles. Meanwhile, all the critical issues that voters really care about have been ignored while the fighting and bogus "reporting" continues. I just hope that the superdelegates will decide on a candidate before the convention so we can get on with the real fight against Senator John McCain. Voters must be reminded over and over that supporting McCain will only result in another four years of George W. Bush policies. And the only way we can convince the voters that McCain would be a disaster is to have all the Democrats united under one ticket. Let's hope that day comes real soon.