It is, in a way, almost appropriate that the final days of the struggle for the Democratic nomination have been marked by yet another fake Clinton scandal — the latest in a long line that goes all the way back to Whitewater.Here is the letter I sent to the Times.
This one, in case you missed it, involved an interview Hillary Clinton gave the editorial board of South Dakota’s Argus Leader, in which she tried to make a case for her continuing campaign by pointing out that nomination fights have often gone on into the summer. As one of her illustrations, she mentioned that Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June.
In his column today, Paul Krugman, while discussing the reaction to Hillary Clinton's "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June" remark, states that "Obama and his supporters ... should realize that the continuing demonization of Mrs. Clinton serves nobody except Mr. McCain."I should add that a lot of the Kennedys, except RFK Jr., were also upset.
Now, Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), a Clinton supporter, told Bloomberg News that she said "the dumbest thing you could have possibly said." What advice does Krugman have for him?
With his latest column, Paul Krugman has clearly gone "through the looking glass" to Billaryland. For the sake of the economy, I hope we can get him back.
All this reminds me of a dark joke I used to tell my students. One of their favorite refrains was "If x, y, or z happens, do we have to take the exam?" So, whenever I had an exam scheduled to occur after I returned from a trip, I would say "Don't worry, if my plane crashes you don't have to take the test."
As for the nominating process: Don't worry Hillary, if something happens to Obama after you drop out, they will still be able to name you as his replacement.
