King Obama v. Queen Clinton -- Check or Checkmate?

[JackieF.]

Chess is a war game.

You win by playing your opponent, not the game.

The patient, wily, and deft player often triumphs more frequently than the flashy, lightening quick one.

A grand master will pick off the pawns as they cross into enemy territory and then concentrate on checking the King.

The Queen has the greatest maneuverability of all the chess pieces. She can be the most lethal.

 The King, by contrast, is often barricaded behind a wall of defenders, with little room to escape-save in a bold and risky fashion.

The King is dying. Long live the Queen.

Quietly, and under almost everyone's radar, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been vanquishing her foes, while President Barack Obama has been multiplying his.

Furthermore, she has been paying off her debts, while Obama has been multiplying his (and the country's) I.O.U.s.

Obama is down in the polls. Clinton is up. He is losing his liberal base and taking heat on health care, the wars, broken promises, gate crashers, the bailouts, and a grand design that leaves his base behind.

As New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd  wrote Sunday, "The Obama White House is morphing into the Bush White House with frightening speed. Its transparency is already fogged up."

Keep reading here to learn more about Tuesday night in Massachusetts, Clinton's political obituary, King Obama's weakness, the remaining six pawns, reasons why this was a good year for the queen, and why some are rephrasing the medieval shout, "The King is dying. Long live the Queen."

Article by SDNN political columnist, Colleen O'Connor.

[stormcris]

Someone missed the more subtle points of the game of chess as it applies to relationships. 

[Della529]

As New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd  wrote Sunday, "The Obama White House is morphing into the Bush White House with frightening speed. Its transparency is already fogged up."

Does anyone believe that it would have been much different with "Queen" Hillary?

[tericared]

Quoting Della529:

As New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd  wrote Sunday, "The Obama White House is morphing into the Bush White House with frightening speed. Its transparency is already fogged up."

Does anyone believe that it would have been much different with "Queen" Hillary?

I dont.....