Hillary endorses McCain

At least that's what it sounded like to me.

Transcribed by yours truly from live coverage of this morning's address to a "women for Obama" fundraiser in New York:

"The Democratic party is a family. You know, sometimes a dysfunctional family, but it's a family. (laughter)

And we care about what's going to happen to the economy and healthcare and education. What's gonna happen in Iraq and Afghanistan and our young men and women in uniform. What's gonna happen with our energy policy and whether we ever take on climate change in a meaningful way.

We know that all of these concerns are ones that, you know, we get up in the morning with. We worry about. We go to bed at night still wondering ... will we ever start acting like Americans again.

Will we roll up our sleeves collectively and start tackling these problems. There is nothing beyond us once we make up our minds that this is the work we will do. And that work cannot be done if we do not have a Democratic president in the White House next year."

And some people wonder why there seem to be "two Americas." Once we, she says, the Democratic party, make up our minds that this is the work we will do, there's nothing beyond us - as long as the president is one of us, that is.

But since I don't want to work collectively - toward a leftist fantasy in energy, healthcare, education, national defense or anything else - this is a clear warning to me to do anything I can to prevent a Democrat president from taking office. Even if that means voting for McCain.

What does it sound like to you?

2008 Race Posted by JohnGalt at July 10, 2008 4:17 PM