The Rational Psychic

I’ve read the strongest call yet for Clinton to stop her campaign for the Democratic nomination. The Democratic Party leaders are starting to calculate the amount of damage all of this infighting is doing to the chances for a Democratic win in November’s presidential election.

Speaking of myself as a part of the Democratic grassroots, this fact has been obvious for about a month. Friends I know have also been looking for this. A survey by the Pew Research Center, published March 27, 2008, shows that Democratic voters favor Obama over Clinton by a margin of 49%–39%. Senator Leahy’s call on Clinton to step down seems to offer some sane advice for the Democratic Party as a whole:

“Leahy told Vermont Public Radio in an interview that aired Thursday: “There is no way that Sen. Clinton is going to win enough delegates to get the nomination.”

In a statement issued Friday, he said Casey’s endorsement was the latest sign.

“Senator Clinton has every right, but not a very good reason, to remain a candidate for as long as she wants to. As far as the delegate count and the interests of a Democratic victory in November go, there is not a very good reason for drawing this out. But as I have said before, that is a decision that only she can make,” Leahy said.

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And if the serious stuff doesn’t get you, dig the truth of the Clinton candidacy in this nugget of comic video. Caution: Naughty f-word present. Not good for the workplace or the kids.

I’d be one of the devil’s minions but lack some of the skillset.

You won’t need a leap of faith when the devil comes to call.

You’ve got the promise of low-hung fruit

and a dowry for the widow. Stained hands

hang the butcher’s apron at the altar.

The purchase price of 144,000 will get you

in with the great crowd floating on a balloon,

the backend pinned to your immortal sheet.

An addict to motion, you follow the arrows

painted on the street. Your clock hands spin,

appearing still and showing your progress.

Your childhood rubs against your signatures

filed and sent to an office glowing with

fluorescents, informed by the ventilation system.

Mephisto won’t bother with you. He’s likes a challenge

and the lender already has your life bundled and baled.

Hell has a special ring set aside for those of us who tried.

Copyright © Barrie Evans 2008

Sometimes I publish a poem like this–unfinished–just to spur me on to dealing with it further. Otherwise, I often leave them sitting in my journal and don’t bother with them.

When I reread this statement I realize that all I’m saying is that I’m often impatient.