Spartan Daily - Serving San Jose State University since 1934

I think those who accuse Hilary of crying crocodile tears are wrong. What baffles me is why her supporters consider her crying words, "I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards..." to be so moving. Where is the patriotic sacrifice which these choked-up words declare? Where is the political humility to which these moving words even allude? If we agree for a moment that there were no patriotic sacrifice and no political humility, then it is not hard to see why Hilary was truly crying. I think she could sense that the crown of the Clinton dynasty was slipping away--the crown she knows in her heart she alone deserves. I think the revolutionary philosopher, Karl Marx, got it wrong when he said religion is the opiate of the people. I think political dynasties are the true opiate of the people. This is ironic considering her surrogates' less-than-subtle references to Obama's teenage drug use. Perhaps one should pause to ponder an opiate that afflicts--not just one person--but our entire nation.

Ok people, one more time:

This is our nation:
"..life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

These are our dynasties:
Bush--Clinton--Clinton--Bush--Bush

This is our nation "on" dynasties:
"Read my lips: no new taxes." (Bush)
"I did not inhale." (Clinton)
"I did not have sex with that woman." (Clinton)
"Iraq has...weapons of mass destruction." (Bush)
"This economy is strong and solid." (Bush)

Any questions?