Legal Commentary

The Rules Are What They Are: That Does Not Make Them Right

By Big Tent Democrat

By Big Tent Democrat

Speaking for me only.

Oliver Willis writes:

In Texas, the vote will be weird. They have a traditional primary in the day, then at night there is a caucus. Now, remember, the Clinton campaign didn't have any problems with caucuses in Iowa. Then before Nevada they whined about them. Then they won Nevada so they were okay with them. Then the lost a boatload of caucus states and one again disliked caucuses.

Is it possible to analyze something without regard to how it will effect a particular candidate? Are pols shameless hypocrites? But of course they are. But bloggers do not have to be.

Is it so difficult to say that this Texas system, like the Washington system, is a travesty and a joke? That caucuses are disenfranchising? Oh, for the record, I said so before, during and after Iowa. Texas is what it is and the Clintons have to play be these rules. But my gawd, is it so hard to acknowledge these rules stink?

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 26, 2008 (boomark / email).