Matatouille - Thought, Opinion, Nonsense, Etc.

You gotta love the Democratic side of the election. As someone who can safely say he'll probably never vote Democratic again, to me it's kind of amusing, this fight between Hillary and Obama.

But just for fun, let me try to deal with (giggle at) their dilemma.

"Man, Obama is so awesome.... Just so dreammmy... ahhhhhhhh," I say to no one in particular.

But after the weekend, I was reminded that he doesn't really know anything. That he's never really done anything. Could that be a problem? Ummmm. I don't know. Um.... That's not such a good thought. Damn...

Well, on the other hand, there's always Hillary. "She's solid," I say almost confidently. "She's been there. She seems prudent. She knows how to get things done."

"Except... that.... I kind of hate her. She's so annoying. So unbearable. So much the Lady Mao type." (I say this not as myself of course, but as the imagined conflicted Democratic voter. Myself... well she annoys me too. lol. Sorry.

I mean, come on. Does anyone actually love Hillary? Does her husband even? And then you remember that she doesn't actually have that much experience.)

"Damn," you say, as if you just jammed your thumb. You see, in the Clinton administration, Hillary wasn't VP. She wasn't Secretary of State. She was the First Lady. She picked out china patterns. I mean, maybe she was in the room when important things happened. It's just that she didn't do any of those important things.

So, as the Democratic voter, I have this problem. On the one hand, I've got this great charismatic.... question mark. And yet, on the other hand, I've got someone who seems really solid... at first. But really isn't. Because, she really isn't. She was First Lady to a governor, not a governor herself.

"Why does happen to us every time," I sigh, (still in character as my left wing imaginary friend). I don't know, how do the Dems always put up candidates that make one pause? I don't know. Just from my point of view, it was obvious the only two Dems that looked qualified to me were Biden and Richardson. (Again, as I say over and over, I also felt Huckabee was largely unqualified. I mean, really, this is the biggest most important job in the country. Don't you want the best applicant, with the most relevant experience? Go figure.)

So, I guess the problem isn't the Democratic candidates. It's the Democratic voter. And that, my friends, really does make it hard to decide.

By Matt Lipeles