Rules are Rules

Back in 2000 when Al Gore's and our nation's fate was decided by the Supreme Court, many people were devastated by that election's results. Fingers pointed to every imaginable player. I partially blame the Democratic party itself for not taking the necessary steps ahead of time to prevent that fiasco. Long before the election in Florida, the party was allowed to give their ok on the infamous butterfly ballot that was so confusing that many people intending to vote for Al Gore inadvertently cast their ballot for Pat Buchanan. HUGE difference. I sometimes wonder how different the results and our world would be like now had they requested a different ballot system. But guess what, folks? We had our chance and we ok'd the ballot and that was the rule.

Now we have the Clinton campaign trying to change the rules all over the place with regards to this election. First she agreed to the Deocratic Party's decision to strip Florida and Michigan of their convention delegates because they moved their contests up too early. She agreed and in an interview said "It's clear, this election they're having is not going to count for anything."

NOW she wants to change those rules to have those delegates count for her because she "won" them. Obama wasn't even on the Michigan ballot and no one campaigned in either state. Why should the rules change after the fact IN HER FAVOR just because she wants them to?

Then, in Nevada...

NOW, The Clinton campaign's latest ploy is to try and challenge the caucus system in Texas because Obama has done very well in that type of contest. It's four days till election day and they want to change the rules again in their favor. C' mon..... The story below describes what they are trying to do.

Clinton may challenge Texas vote rules
Campaign concerns prompts warning from
state party about legal action

LAREDO, Texas - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has raised the possibility of a challenge to Texas' primary and caucus rules just days before the contest, drawing a warning against legal action from the state's Democratic Party.

Aides to Clinton said earlier this week they were alarmed at the lack of clarity about many of the caucus rules and expressed their concerns on a conference call with staff for rival Barack Obama and state party officials. Texas has a two-step voting process, with a primary and then caucuses shortly after the polls close.

Here is the link to the original story.