The Presidential Election of 2008 may go down a seminal moment in the history of politics, well, at least the Democratic nomination process.  The race as come down to two candidates, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama.  Now I’m using all three of their names to make a point.  Throughout their political careers these two have both gone with using or hiding their middle names bases on what they perceived to be best from a political perspective.  Barack has even now gone so far as to say it’s racism to use his middle name in the presidential campaign, guess it’s a little different than when he was trying to get elected in the inner city.  But I digress. 

The bitter and rancorous split that has erupted in the Democratic nominating process is outstanding in terms of irony, perhaps one of the greatest examples of ones chickens coming home to roost in history.  For most of the last 60 years liberals, personified by the Democratic Party, have been molding the United States to be a nation of appearances not substance.  Bills and programs to eliminate poverty, not the elimination of poverty.  Bills and programs to eliminate discrimination, not the elimination of discrimination.  The promotion of pretty people, easy on the eyes; or silver-tongued ones, who read a teleprompter oh so well.  An education system, that teaches how to get in touch with ones feelings, but not how to add or subtract; to use a condemn, but not how to use a ruler; that teaches that hate is bad, but the founding fathers should be despised.  Appearance over substance.

They have black candidates, so they can say they have black candidates, not because they happen to the best person the job.  They have female candidates, Latinos, etc., so they can say they have them, not because they are the best people for the jobs.  It’s the race, sex, ethnicity that makes the candidate; not the content of their brain, the greatness of their heart, or the quality of their soul.

Well they got what they wanted.  Two candidates, Barack, black and well spoken, Hillary, female and, and, and, well let’s just say married to Bill.  Two vaporware candidates, no substance, just appearance.  Neither has accomplished much in their life times, unless you count Hillary experience destroying the “Bimbo’s of Bill” (apologies to the victims).  Yet the Democrats seriously believe them to be Presidential material, one simply because he’s black, the other simply because she’s a woman.

What makes the race so bitter and destined to divide?  Both are at best left-leaning socialists (or worse).  Neither has a record or list of accomplishments to run on, each only has their race/gender qualifications and their desire for power.  They are both Type Ones.  Since each has no substance, neither has a substantive case to present for themselves or against their opponent.  Really at the end of the day the only way to differentiate themselves from one and other is to base their cases on their racial/gender identities.  Essentially whether done directly, or through surrogates or other forms of camouflage both are proceeding down this path.  Hillary’s case is vote for me I’m a cheated on woman; don’t vote for him, he’s a black guy.  Barack’s case, vote for me I’m a black guy, don’t vote for her she’s a bitch.  That’s really all there is to each of their cases.

The effect on the Democratic Party is devastating.  Each represents a core constituency of the Democratic Party.   Each constituency feels that they have been deigned power because of who they are.  They are not smart enough to realize its because of what they believe.  The loser will believe they lost because of who they are, and that the other side won because of who they are.  They will be right.  They will also be extremely bitter, having come so close only to lose, and they will feel disenfranchised.  In short one the core constituencies of the Democrats, will not show up in November.

This is a race conceived in discrimination, executed through discrimination, and to be decided by discrimination.   Ya gotta love it.