There’s a local radio host here in Nashville who has prophetically projected that Hillary Clinton will jump into the race for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Obviously, at this time she hasn’t and since a few of the states’ deadlines for submitting your official entry has passed, she’ll have an interesting road ahead if she’s going to secure the nomination.
One thing working in her favor is that all of the current nominees basically use defeating President Trump as their top priority. My reaction is this: OK, so what will you do the next day? To make it more clear, it’s like your spouse has been making popcorn for the family for the last few months and one day you tell them, “We need someone else to make better popcorn.”
Your kids react, “Oh, ok. Well, why should you be the one to do this?”
You respond, “Your mom isn’t fit and my top priority is to stop her from making popcorn.”
Kids: “What will you do different?”
You: “Let me be clear. Your mom is the worst popcorn maker in history. It’s time for her to go.”
Child 1: “Yes! She’s brought popcorn back 20 years and we need to move forward! She hates yellow kernels, too.”
Child 2: “Hates yellow kernels? When has she ever said anything like that?”
You: “She’s spreading popcorn phobia, and she’s a white popcorn supremacist. If you choose me, I will defeat your Mom. We cannot let her take away the popcorn’s right to choose.”
Child 1: “Kernels aren’t even popcorn anyway.”
Child 2: “I believe once the kernel is in the pot, it’s popcorn.”
You: “You don’t have a pot, so your opinion doesn’t matter.”
You see what I mean? OK, that sort of went in a direction I hadn’t planned but the whole point of this post is that the Democratic Party is fertile soil for a hero to come in and save the day. If it’s not Hillary, I could also see the party uniting around Michelle Obama (recent Grammy winner, btw). I think Michelle’s smart enough to stay out of politics, but Hillary has a bone to pick with Trump. And Bernie, for that matter. My final thoughts, “Why can’t we just pop some popcorn and enjoy it’s buttery goodness?”
-Out of the Wilderness
Out of the Wilderness 