Letters to the Editor
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Just Reread Fear and Loathing
and I'm glad to see someone else did, too. There are many parallels between 72 and 08, and there are passages in the book where you can just change the names and you'd think Hunter was still alive.
i'm also reminded of a Johnny Carson line from 76: this election should go easily to the Democrats, but they'll screw it up by nominating someone. This year should be an easy Democratic win, given the economy, Iraq, domestic spying, etc. But as soon as they nominate Obama or Clinton, the opposition will crystalize immediately and they'll be handed yet another defeat.
Eight years ago I would have though McCain was a great choice. Today he has so lowered himself that I wouldn't vote for him if he was running against Hubert Humphrey. But for the American electorate, a choice of Obama or Clinton may prove to be untenable, leaving McCain an open road to the White House.
I still hope, late at night, that the Democrats will have the fortitude to hold the superdelegates out of the first round of voting, and then offer a better candidate than either of the two remaining contenders.