Scott McClellan to O'Reilly "I wasn't quite born yet, I don't think."

That's the response to Bill O'Reilly when mentioning the title of an Elvis book as similar to Scott's: What Happened.

Just as Scottie said this I grabbed my remote and stopped the show. Suddenly I came to a realization. Is it all about age? Not war, not taxes, not culture. Age? A generation gap again? Has Hillary become what they all hated? After all, things really aren't that bad.

What is it the Dems have to say? What is it we're doing so wrong?

Obama
The black intellectual whose mother and father abandoned him. He's pure Alinsky.

Ironic. Saul Alinsky was Mrs. Clinton's mentor, a thought that almost caused me to jump at a possible debate point. Then I'm let down and nearly nauseated at how the Left always comes full circle. It's sickening to me. Their foundational philosophy doesn't seem to progress. Is it feeding on its own? Are the Democrats blaming Mrs. Clinton for Bill Clinton's excesses? Yes, they are. And yes. She deserved most of it.

So. Hillary's old and out of it. Hillary's not what Obama's voters want now that he's in the race. It's about age.

Obama thinks we've got a bad economy. And the war's bad. Plus other things. Unemployment is at 4.5%.

(smirk)

The surge is working and the Iraqis are starting to take hold of their country, slowing but surely.

(smirk)

The other things are, well, we're not sure yet what they're so upset about because they haven't told us yet.

(smirk)

Kos of www.dailykos.com
Typical of the youth vote?

The American/Latin revolutionary, the one who has lived in war. And yells at people about war. And forgets that George Bush the Elder saved his butt from war in El Savador, but he's so young I can forgive him. Nevermind. He can't forgive me. He must be heard at all costs. He's another dangerous one because he is entitled and obnoxious and doesn't respect his elders. Maybe his only exposure to elders is people who make war. But I doubt it.

He's angry and young. Maybe he just needs a good woman. Oh, he's married? Maybe the Internet is his biggest problem...and another revolutionary who keeps handing him a bundles of cash, George Soros. Someone get him out of here, please.

Ditto on the war and the economy from even from Kos's POV. What's the beef, really? I still can't figure out what everyone's so mad about. It's gotta be about age.

Sorry. They just weren't that into you, Scott.
My vote for the most dangerous one of them all because he was so close, oh so close to power and pretty stupid.

And because he was so close to power he's been attributed more influence than he actually had as it turned out.

Scott really didn't know that much. He was likely on an unwritten Republican man's probation. Rove, et al thankfully knew early on he wasn't that great...and because they're Republicans (remember, I worked with them and am one so I know how we think--almost, because I'm a woman, so it's not a complete fit) they didn't want to hurt his parent's feelings. Besides, they were contributors, after all. And Republicans are gentlemen...

Poor Scott. He burned a bridge that he'll never, ever, ever, (how many evers are there in the Republican dictionary?) rebuild, poor boy. His major problem is he comes from the Republican mindset that because is white and middle to upper class he is also entitled, which he might be. However, since he turned on his own, it probably will not be a happy outcome for him and the Mrs. I certainly hope Mrs. McClellan has her china registered at Home Depot because that is where she will be able to afford her dinnerware from now on.

Captain Courageous says it's about age too. Those old guys actually "sold" a war. Can you imagine using "propaganda" in a war? What a concept. What an imbecile.

Of course the question is would any of them actually hold and also shoot a rifle if push comes to shove?

Thanks for the read.

Hillary runs away with O'Reilly and the fork runs away with the spoon

I sat all morning visualizing these two who--without their aides knowing--made arrangements to meet later in the evening to watch The O'Reilly Factor.

There they linger in their stolen moment, a quiet rendezvous over drinks in the booth in the corner in the back in the dark. He sips a Coke (he doesn't drink alcohol--a good thing) and she slams a double Tanq on the rocks with three olives--a great thing. Good taste, Hill.

They gaze into one another's eyes. He's smitten; she is too. She adores tall, lanky men called Bill. He likes that brain of hers especially since Pennsylvania. (That's why she needs the Tanq.) Who knew? After all her years of O'Reilly/Fox avoidance Hillary and those big publishing types like Murdoch must get each other now. Good. It's about time. There's hope for lower taxes yet.

If it weren't for all those children and the two spouses , not to mention the morals ...maybe in a different time and place these two may have been today's clean alternative Bill and Hillary.

When I finally snapped out of it I sat down to write this post and finally with that imagery in mind the long awaited Hillary-O'Reilly interview began.

Senator Clinton, NOW you've found your voice!
What have we here. Finally a substantive discussion that every mainstream news outlet can eat their hearts out over. She's one tough woman. Tough. Tough. Why. I'd love to talk to her. She reminds me of someone very close to me.

My non plussed husband demands, "Well, hell, Andrea. Why doncha' just vote for her!?"

"I would," I casually answered, "if she'd get on the Republican ticket with McCain as Veep and keep moving center. In fact, I started liking her when she started talking dirty about Iran last weekend."

(smirk)

My husband left the room in a huff. Poor dear. He hates these election years.

Congratulations, Mrs. Clinton. You've broken through to women like me: we who thought you thought we were beneath you.

Keep this up and maybe some of the rest of us who are trying to be ourselves can break through to the other side too and be honest about what we really think without a bunch of people pushing us this way and that to say this and that to make everyone on earth happy but ourselves. (Some of us do that, whether we admit it or not, you know.)

You obviously were enjoying being yourself today, Senator Clinton, and it was refreshing. I may not vote for you (the tax and abortion thing) but I sure have seen a side of you that is admirable and extremely likable. In another place and time we probably would have been friends.

Ironically, it may be women like me--older white women--who could put you in the White House. Women like me who never had an scintilla of power in our lives. Hmmm. I'm getting a headache from all the...well, headiness.

This Bill brings out the best in you.

Thanks for the read.