Cityslicker arrogance has always pissed me off, but from the looks of things right now, they might be about to get their comeuppance . . . at least as far as the Democratic nomination for President is concerned.  Here in Texas the Obama people were sure they'd win the presidential primary, but they didn't.  All the indicators pointed toward him.  Big, enthusiastic crowds of young folks at city held affairs made Obama look like a shoe-in . . . but they forgot about us country folks.  When the votes were counted, Obama took the urban centers, didn't hardly win a single rural county.  A few days ago in Pennsylvania, the same scenario developed.  But since the press folks are all cityslickers, they don't seem to be reporting that.  They talk a lot about older folks not liking Obama, about how the blue collar set isn't thrilled with him . . . but they don't point out where those folks live.

Yeah, cities are full of blue collar types and lots of old folks.  The flight to the cities has left most smaller towns stocked mostly with older people . . . and they like Hillary better than they do Obama.  Maybe the big question is:  Do they like McCain better than either Hillary or Obama?  My guess is that they just might, when it's all said and done.  I'm old.  I'm a Democrat.  And I'm damn well pissed off at my own party right now.

Time magazine just reported that the stalemate with the Democrats could end in three ways: 1) Hillary looses Indiana and North Carolina and quits the race, 2) the party bigwigs step in and settle the mess before the convention, or 3) it goes all the way to Denver still unresolved.  I like solution number one best.  I don't know about the power brokers in the party stepping in.  Seems to me they've been gutlessly quiet up to now, so why expect anything from them?  If it goes to Denver unresolved, however, my guess is the Democrats will lose the election.  Too much bloodshed within their own party will ensure that.

But there's one nice thing about all this - us hicks are back in play.  Yep, you city folks can be as arrogant as you want, but it just might be us who decides who's the next president of the U.S.  That'll learn ya, dern ya.

D. Paz, 4/24/08