Gracious Gore Mistake

Last night, I applauded the Big Hill for her perhaps gracious exit to the campaign.

However, that was not an elicit endorsement of that motus operandi.

Gore, who was by all accounts cheated out of a Presidential win in 2000...went out with the most graceful and gracious speech in American history. At the time, I was a Gore supporter who applauded his graciousness, but I hated his willingness to give up.

All that "good will" that Gore bought (similar to what the pundits are saying about the Big Hill -"good will") got him....ehhh...what?

At the time, it was a smart political calculus. Come back in '04 when Dubya falls on his face. But, the ONE thing you cannot predict is the future. Had Gore known about 9/11, would have really graciously gone out as he did? I'd argue not.

The punditry bullshit is asinine about "good will." She should go kicking and screaming. If Obama gets elected the earliest she could run again is 2016. If she's not the VP nominee with Obama, and he serves 2 terms, she's still screwed.

All this "good will" shit doesn't get her shit. What? A long, boring-ass Senate career? I'd argue that she has 4 more years of her Senate term and by then New Yorkers will forget the ugliness and will roundly re-elect her, she has NOTHING to lose by going out scratching and clawing. She needs to fight, and keep fighting.