Accismus

The latest: Bill Kristol provides an opening for Erica Jong to get all “Erica Jong” about Clinton.

UPDATE: Here is a very good post at Bitch Ph.D. about the struggle to decide, Obama or Clinton (and the post includes links to other posts on the same topic). I think this is really a terrific overall summary of what those of us stuck on the fence are thinking (I linked to this through The Edge of the American West), and it being Super Tuesday and all, it’s probably the last link I’m going to post about this. I’m getting sick of the topic.

Before I close this up, however, I want to say that while my posts here on the blog have mostly focused on Clinton and the general reception she is getting as a candidate, that’s not actually my main personal focus in the primaries as a whole. It’s been my focus here on the blog for two reasons: (1) the vast majority of my friends are Obama supporters already; and (2) the general anti-woman framework within which so many anti-Clinton arguments have been presented pisses me off a lot, and my main motivation for writing anything is being pissed off. But I am increasingly impressed with Obama, and I think his candidacy is as goopy-exciting as do my fellow youths. Two of my favorite people have been working on the Obama campaign for months now, and they are both smart as whips and have nothing but great things to say of the man and his platform.

Also, I totally dropped the ball: I didn’t look into registering here in Brooklyn until this past weekend, and realized I would have had to register by January 11 to vote in the primary (besides which, apparently you can’t vote in the primaries in NY if you’re registered as an independent?), so I myself will be forced to avoid making an actual decision on this, and I can’t really say I’m sorry. Regardless, this primary season has certainly been the most interesting and exciting in my adulthood, and I eagerly anticipate the next phase.