GUEST BLOGGER - JILL ON THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY


And now, a special guest blog, from Jill "I can't believe I'm blogging on my fiance's stupid blog" Goldenziel

For me, the Democratic primary is becoming a process of elimination.  I can’t vote for Dick Gephardt because he changes his positions more often than I do in yoga class, and for reasons that are even more self-involved (ed. note: since this was written, Gephardt has changed his vote on whether he was running - he's not anymore).  I can’t vote for Howard Dean, as much as his grassroots candidacy appeals to me, because I supported the Iraq war and would continue to support less-botched attempts to root out terror.  And now, I can’t vote for John Kerry because he is anti-woman.  His implicit jab at Dr. Deborah Steinberg Dean tonight, by informing Iowans, out of the blue, that you just can’t win a race without the support of your family, absolutely flies in the face of the liberal principles Kerry supposedly supports.  Maybe it’s true, though: John Kerry certainly couldn’t win any office without the support of his family, since he needed his wife to bankroll him every step of the way.  But Howard Dean seemed to be doing just fine without his wife, and Dr. Deborah Steinberg Dean seemed to be doing just fine without him, keeping her patients healthy, keeping their children sheltered from the race, and opening a new door for women as she showed that a politician’s wife need not only cater to his ambitions.  Howard Dean should be commended for not asking his family to make their lives revolve around him, and he should be judged on his own merits as a candidate, not the choices of his family members.  John Kerry, on the other hand, should be morally disqualified for his backward, antifeminist remark, and for his backhanded tactics.  So who’s left?  Hmm . . . Clark and Edwards haven’t really pissed me off yet . . . .

The preceding has been a guest blog. These views do not necessarily reflect the views of Off the Pine. However, I agree John Kerry is a tool.