Ted vs. Bill

I have to hand it to Teddy—sometimes that guy can pull off a helluva speech, and today, he did.  He endorsed Obama, and in doing so pointedly and eloquently slammed and rebuked both Clintons.  Boy, he hit on the Clinton talking points word for word in some cases, and definitely marked them with the scarlet A of snaky politics pitting people and groups against one another.

And I think Ted is so against the divisive politics and racial profiling the Clintons have pulled lately, that he is going to pull a “Superman” elder statesman thing and swoop in to help Obama SPECIFICALLY TO COUNTER BILL.

Ted knows Hillary has Bill stumping for her, causing a raucous, embarrassing the presidency, and embarrassing the party.  Still, Dems want to like Bill ‘cause he’s all they have—had—‘till Barack.   The Dems need a push away from Billary besides Bill’s antics and Hillary’s starchy style.  Ted is the push—he’s the guy saying, “It’s OK.  Just go with it.”

So it’s Ted vs. Bill.  Ted is probably one of the only guys that can stir people up like Bill, and I think this thing may play out as a little “War of the Gargantuans” for a bit.  Ted is going to take Barack in mafio style, and I think it’ll pay off.  He’ll protect Barack, introduce him to all the right people,  and buy some Super Delegates bada bing, bada boom.

Here are some of Kennedy’s quotes from today that slam the Clintons.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

“He will be a president who refuses to be trapped in the patterns of the past. He is a leader who sees the world clearly without being cynical. He is a fighter who cares passionately about the causes he believes in, without demonizing those who hold a different view.

He is tough-minded, but he also has an uncommon capacity to appeal to "the better angels of our nature."

We know the true record of Barack Obama. There is the courage he showed when so many others were silent or simply went along. From the beginning, he opposed the war in Iraq.

And let no one deny that truth.

Now, with Barack Obama, there is a new national leader who has given America a different kind of campaign - a campaign not just about himself, but about all of us. A campaign about the country we will become, if we can rise above the old politics that parses us into separate groups and puts us at odds with one another.

What counts in our leadership is not the length of years in Washington, but the reach of our vision, the strength of our beliefs, and that rare quality of mind and spirit that can call forth the best in our country and our people.

With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion.

With Barack Obama, we will close the book on the old politics of race against race, gender against gender, ethnic group against ethnic group, and straight against gay.

I know that he's ready to be President on day one. And when he raises his hand on Inauguration Day, at that very moment, we will lift the spirits of our nation and begin to restore America's standing in the world.”