Many of us seek to extend ourselves into the future through our children. We hope that the essence of what we are lives through them, long after we have changed vital venues. It is a form of egotism.
Some politicians are like that.
He understands that if the Democrats regain control of the Congress, and if Hillary and Algore are elected to high office, this would constitute an affirmation, that is to say, a validation, of himself. But Democrats are beginning, in wholesale numbers, to regret their empowerment of the Clintons. Evidence that many of them are seeking redemption is revealed by the weakness of Hillary against a Mussolini mimic who made the subways in New York City run on time, and the weakness of Vice President Algore against a sleepwalking former basketball player. These are positive signs, but they do not go far enough. If, for example, Bradley defeats Algore for the nomination, it would not hurt enough to be redemptive.