Rainy days for Hillary

Jan. 29, 2008

There have been only two times in Hillary Clinton's life where she has been legitimately worthy of my sympathy.

One of those times should be obvious. The other is now.

After her recent loss to Barack Obama in South Carolina, Clinton's campaign received another devastating blow when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a Clinton FAMILY FRIEND, decided to publicly announce his backing of her rival.

Talk about awkward moments: Only a few hours after the highly publicized Kennedy endorsement, the dysfunctional love triangle was on display at the State of the Union address in Washington. Did you see that picture? Clinton looks like the hurt ex trying to appear strong while Obama won't even look at her. The poor woman in the middle of the Kennedy/Clinton handshake looking very uncomfortable probably wishes she would have chosen a different seat.

Meanwhile, John Edwards just keeps truckin' along with his less than 20 percent popularity. I read that Edwards knows his chances of winning are small but will not drop out of the race and could essentially turn his campaign into one massive vote at the end for the man (or woman) he endorses. It appears as though it could be a real possibility - the fight for democratic delegates will be a heated one between Clinton and Obama.

The theme of the day must be sympathy because mine goes out to Edwards as well as Clinton. If you'll recall, it was actually Edwards who was the biggest mudslinger a few months back but that was getting him nowhere. Since then, he switched strategies and has been encouraging a unified Democratic front. The new strategy has...also been getting him nowhere.

Maybe we'll see a third strategy from Edwards as the race continues.