On The Turning Away

War is merely a continuation of politics.
- Carl von Clausewitz: Vom Kriege

Another Wednesday, another postmortem hysteria on super Tuesday. Or is it Super Tuesday II or Lite. At any rate, one of the best headlines today is “Obama Looses[sic] 3 of 4; Media has Conniption Fit”. Expect another field day at SNL. (”Bitch is the new black“, anyone?)

After all, this wonderful festival of Dems primary is “dizzy with trends, implications, consequences and conundrums.” Sen. Clinton’s convincing wins yesterday are “another media delusion punctured“? Well, not according to the pundits: “Going Negative Proved Positive for Clinton”, says LA Times.

As MSNBC’s Dan Abrams points out today, if Sen. Obama wins a contest, it’s his great speech about hope and change, and the media swoons over the size of his rally. In contrast, if Sen. Clinton prevails, her victories are credited with “negative” ads.
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