I've had it. After reading the diaries and news today about Senator Clinton's latest dirty politics and the number of very quality people that are actually saying they could never again vote for her even if it meant McCain wins the White House, I've come to this conclusion - it's time for a voter intervention.
It appears that apart from a few brave individuals like Gov. Richardson, we can't necessarily count on endorsements flying in from Democratic superstars to try to derail her. Perhaps the Clinton machine has something over these people or they simply know she'll just get tougher and meaner if they push on her. Perhaps they've already made overtures and they've been rebuffed or she's threatened to pull a Leiberman and split the party.
Well, here's something she can't ignore and at this point in time I could care less if I upset any of her remaining supporters.
Just as I lost all respect and tolerance for an errant roommate years back when he confided in me that at one time in his life he'd done heroin, Hillary's crossed that line where it's obvious to me now that she'll do and say anything to retain political power, even if it means letting down the country. I could care less anymore about the years of work and sacrifice she's put in, the noble things she's done in the past for racial equality, or her efforts for universal health care, the strong desire I have that we elect a woman to the highest office in the land. None of that means anything if the Republicans are allowed to retain power after their traitorous reign over the past decade and she's paving the way for that more and more each day. She's stuck that needle in her arm.
Here's what we need to do and quickly.
- I don't know what the laws in New York State are in regards to impeaching a Senator but we need progressives in that state to either begin that process or immediately start a push to find a viable Democratic challenger to take her on in the next Congressional elections there. She can play fast and loose in this campaign because at the end of it all she remains powerful in her current job. Let's show her that can go away as well.
- Lobby our own Democratic Senators and Congressmen, especially the senior members and ask them to let Sen. Clinton know that they will be voting against her inclusion on committees and recommend her exclusion from all party activities. (I'm not holding my breath on this one)
- Write letters to the editor for newspapers in New York state and exclaim your outrage at the direction their Senator is going in this campaign. Urge their citizens to lobby her to cease this despicable assault on Barrack Obama or that they will work against her reelection.
- Get lists of the major industry contributors to her campaign and begin a letter writing campaign to those entities explaining that their priorities are wrong and may result in a boycott if this goes farther.
- Begin protests at Clinton campaign headquarters throughout the country ensuring that they are in no way connected to Obama's campaign. Signs should decry her tactics as being undemocratic, unethical, and an affront to the party.
This has to stop now. Too many people are becoming so disgusted with her campaign that there's a solid chance that many will simply stay home and not vote in the general election should she find some way to sneak into the nomination.
I am fairly confident Obama will still win but the rhetoric gets more nasty every day and even a person of absolute integrity cannot withstand that type of assault without severe harm to their electability. The stakes are too high to allow that to happen.