Andrew Sullivan, just about our favorite commentator, tries to leap to Bill Clinton's defense over those iffy remarks made about patriotism and then, bless him, winds up throwing Clinton back on the trash pile, a place where Hillary's hubby seems to hang out these days. Here's part of what Sullivan writes:
I think the statement just speaks to Clinton's staggering sense of ownership of the Democratic party and the unconscious assumption that his wife deserves to be the nominee. I still think the Clintons cannot believe the gall of anyone daring to challenge their power or their specious self-regard. I've said it before, but imagine if Clinton had won over a dozen primaries in a row, was ahead in the delegate count, ahead in the popular vote, and way ahead in the number of states won. Don't you think the pressure on Obama to pull out would be enormous? And wouldn't Clinton regard his persistence as treachery? And yet Clinton in the exact same situation carries on, with a minimal chance of victory,and actually had the gall to offer Obama a veep slot. Who on earth does she think she is? At best it's pure Clinton entitlement. At worst it's white entitlement.
Entitlement is the name of the Clinton game. It was the name of the Bush game. Look where that got us.
That said, check out Sullivan's site today. He has some splendid, some hilarious links to YouTube.
