Posted by
America Forever on Sunday, February 25, 2007 10:26:24 PM
Ninety Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall
My good friend and founder of www.kuhse.com has a self-imposed burden to bear. He's from Iowa and feels that all that emanates from Iowa is good. (You can see that come through loud and clear on his, alas, too-long dormant site.) You see, there are always some Iowans who regularly let him down. For example, Senator Harkin will continue to disappoint him forever. Another Iowan who has done so recently is former Governor Vilsack.
Well, Tom Vilsack just gave my friend a reprieve by quitting the race for President and leaving it to those more capable of winning. Winning the Democratic nomination for President, that is .... because to a man or woman, they are for losing in Iraq and the hell with the larger war as well.
I've decided to make these last couple of days even better for my friend by finding a fitting use for Vilsack's bye-bye speech. It is now a generic speech that can be used by all the other Democratic contenders as they give up. Ohio native son, Dennis Kucinich, will probably need this speech in July 2008 after he is dragged from the Democratic Presidential nomination scene, kicking and screaming, having garnered all of 3 delegates for the convention. Actually, I went one step further and made this a farewell speech that can also be used by future generations of Democratic losers. And, need I say, there is no risk of plagiarism here -- special note for Senator Biden.
"I am very fortunate -- blessed in love, family, friends, job, and by this campaign.
That is why this morning after discussing with my <pick one wife/husband>, <fill in blank>, and our child(ren), <f.i.b.>, we have decided to end our campaign for the presidency.
The truth is we have everything to win the nomination and general election -- everything except <p.o. money/a chance/voters/charisma>.
I want to thank everyone for all of their support, hard work, and kinds words over the past few months. <f.i.b.> and I appreciate everything everyone has done for us.
My heart tells me to stay and continue fighting for the values we share and believe -- but I cannot continue campaigning with the expectation of <p.o. raising hundreds of millions of dollars/mere handful of voters/beating Hillary or Obama>.
I am leaving one campaign but I am not saying goodbye. I will continue to fight for the outsiders and the <p.o. underdogs/wimps/defeatists/Hollywood stars/he's-not-MY-President crowd> who are the backbone of the Democratic Party and our country. And I will continue to fight for an end to the war, achieve energy security and get our country back on track. So stay tuned, the best is yet to come.
I am proud of the ideas that we have presented, and I am proud of the work that we have already done. And I urge you to continue fighting for the issues that we care so deeply about.
Our ideas will not be forgotten, and I will continue advocating for immediately bringing our troops home from <p.o. Iraq/Iran/Germany/Britain/Canada>. It’s the only action we can take that will truly help our country.
Again, thank you for everything and stay tuned. Our fight for a better America is far from over."