Hillary disenfranchising? Press does not care.

In Michigan yesterday, Hillary “won” by having her opponents basically thrown off the ballot (a move Barack Obama – it must be said – had used to his advantage earlier in his career).

Seems to me Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama are “of a piece” in their willingness to do anything, no matter how underhanded, to get what they want. It would not surprise me at all to see a Hillary/Obama ticket being talked up down the road, and my that would be interesting to watch. Can you imagine these two campaigning together and hiding spring-loaded stiletto’s up their sleeves? Everytime they put their arms around each other the threat of violence would be palpable.

Make no mistake – Mrs. Clinton intends to sit those ill-gotten Michigan delegates, if she can get away with it. And of course, she will. Mrs. Clinton gets away with anything she wants. It’s astonishing to me.

So, now, in Nevada, Bill Clinton, former president – whose minions are firmly entrenched in all media as journalists, talk-show hosts, filmmakers and non-stop panel guests – tries to (incredibly) paint Barack Obama as the establishment candidate (Bill has never lacked for pure chutzpah) and says:

“I know how hard it is going to be to provide health care to every American. … to fix our schools or reduce poverty. I know because I fought these fights,” the former civil rights lawyer said.

If this team was so brilliant the first time up, how come this “former civil rights lawyer” and his wife did nothing to “fix” schools beyond throwing money at them and rejecting vouchers – real choice for poor people trapped in bad schools – out-of-hand? How come they did nothing about Social Security, Senior Prescription Plans or, um, smacking down AlQaeda when they were attacking our interests every 18 months or so?

Sorry, got sidetracked. Anyway, while he’s painting himself and his wife as the “insurgents” (he uses that word) in the race against “establishment” candidate Obama, his wife is going to get away with doing the most reprehensible thing a “public servant” can do; she is going to simply not allow some votes that are not meant for her. Yes, she’s apparently going to get away with disenfranchising voters.

Of course, Mrs. Clinton is not actually doing this – her supporters are. But she’s going along with it, isn’t she? Her husband says he “supports” this move. But Mrs. Clinton is not (winkwink) doing this.

And she’s not going to break her pledge about campaigning in Florida, too.

She’s an unstoppable little Sherman tank, is our Hillary. And she is lucky that the late-night-show writers are still on strike…and that the press is so selective about what it reports.

Fer instance, did you know that Louisiana has sworn in as Governor the 36-year-old son of Indian immigrants who happens to be a Republican and a Catholic?

I mean, for heaven’s sake, Gov. Bobby Jindal has hit the ground running, and the press…well, they’re trying to ignore him, but if they must report on him, you’ll note, they don’t mention is party affiliation.

And if they must report on Mrs. Clinton, apparently, they don’t mention the voters her “anti-establishment supporters” are working to suppress.

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