The Nightmare of the Dream Ticket

Fight the good fight. Root for the underdog. Never quit. Didn't these use to be American ideals?

Yet the Democrats, the so-called party of the downtrodden, keep trying to trod down Hilary Clinton! She and Barack Obama are basically in a dead heat for the nomination. This all-encompassing party seems unable to be all-encompassing. It seems ironic that the closer candidates are in their views, the more venomous the rhetoric. They, and their surrogates, cease talking issues and sink to ad hominums. Whether they like it or not, the only choice that the Democratic Party will have is a Kennedy-Johnson ticket...and for the same reason...TO WIN!!!

A casual glance at the map of the United States suggests a disturbing pattern that may come home to roost for the Democrats if they do not go with the "Dream Ticket." Hillary seems to be stronger in the Blue States and Barack seems to be stronger in the Red States. That means that Democrats in Republican states have a disproportionate say in choosing their standard bearer. Is that a formula for success?

The Superdelegate idea also is turning into a major joke. As I've said before, if the follow the "will of the people", they are superfluous. If they don't they are un-Democratic!

Barack Obama is supposed to be the outsider and Hilary Clinton is supposed to be the insider. Yet, major party members like Senators Kennedy and Kerry have no problem giving him their vote in spite of the fact that Senator Clinton won Massachusetts! It almost seems like the Democratic insiders are behaving towards Senator Clinton like the Republicans did to her husband during his Presidency. They seem to hate her, and the bullying is beginning to have gender biased undertones.

As a final insult to the electorate, Florida and Michigan remains in limbo...and both leaned toward Senator Clinton. Does the Democratic party really need to alienate these states?

This party has NO CHOICE!!! Both candidates have to be on the same ticket!! The likely scenario seems to be the Kennedy-esque Obama leading the ticket with the Johnson-esque Clinton in the VP slot. Will history repeat? One way or another...it will!!!