skippy the bush kangaroo: half measures

Saturday, May 31, 2008

half measures

tho we know a half and half to be movie popcorn w/butter sprinkled in the middle before filling the bag full, it also applies to the dnc's approach to michigan and florida delegates.

no, we don't mean both oral and vaginal sex, tho hillary clinton might think she's getting screwed by the deal. in this case, half and half means exactly how much of the two errant states' delegate votes will count in the convention in denver come august. asspress:

democratic party officials agreed saturday to seat michigan and florida delegates with half-votes, ruling on a long-running dispute that has threatened the party's chances in november and maintaining barack obama's front-runner status as he moves closer to the nomination.

the decision was a blow to hillary rodham clinton as she was on the verge of watching obama make history as the first black democratic presidential nominee. it prompted an irate reaction from boisterous clinton supporters in the audience and her chief delegate counter, harold ickes.

ickes angrily informed the party's rules committee that clinton had instructed him to reserve her right to appeal the matter to the democrats' credentials committee, which could potentially drag the matter to the party's convention in august.

"there's been a lot of talk about party unity — let's all come together, and put our arms around each other," said ickes, who is also a member of the rules committee that approved the deal. "i submit to you ladies and gentlemen, hijacking four delegates ... is not a good way to start down the path of party unity."

we're not sure if ickes is the same guy who thinks reptillian illuminati controls the earth, but we're tired of him in any case.

addendum: via c&l, here's the blow by blow account from marc ambinder of today's meeting.

Labels: clinton, democrats, hillary, prez campaign

posted by skippy at 5:37 PM |

1 Comments:

You remember Monty Python's dead parrot skit, right? The DNC keeps trying to sell us a dead parrot and refuses to take it back. And the only thing saving us from a guaranteed GOP presidential victory come November is that McCain's stuffing is showing too.

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