Monday’s Democratic debate in South Carolina had more than its share of fireworks. Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama went at each other with passion and fury. The bitter exchange continued beyond the debate stage next day when both candidates addressed reporters to harp on the weaknesses and dirty tactics of their main rival.
Yesterday morning Sujatha and I had a short e-mail exchange about a New York Times article on politics in the animal world. I asked Sujatha which animals the Democratic presidential candidates reminded her of during Monday’s debate. She replied:
"I think gorillas- the matriarch (Hillary) challenging the newcomer (Obama) to the group, while Edwards was like a side-lined Silverback, trying to recapture the attention of the audience in between the slugfest between Obama and Clinton. We’re not that far off from our proto-monkey ancestors!"
I agree. But both of us forgot the other 800 pound gorilla whose gigantic shadow looms all over this election.
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