Political ironies: Carter ,Kennedy, Obama, and Clinton

[Stinky The Clown]

I love Ted Kennedy. I view him as a national treasure. I bet most of you do, too.

Ted Kennedy was an early and significant Obama supporter. And now Jimmy Carter is on board with Obama.

Jimmy Carter ran for president and was challenged all the way to the convention. His opponent had long ago been mathematically eliminated, but he fought on. To the convention floor and, ultimately, to a concession speech that was arguably pugnacious and anything but conciliatory.

That opponent was Ted Kennedy.

And now we have Hillary Clinton.

Clinton and Kennedy both went against a lot of the party's high up muckity mucks and kept up their fight.

It is still too fresh for some to let go. Letting go would mean forgiveness and letting go would mean changing support to the nominee.

Ask Ted what he thinks about people who fight on.

Learn from Ted about the longer term effects of fighting on.

Political ironies.

............... cue St. Ronnie, stage right.