Election Day has come and gone reminds me of “The Outer Limits” — a 1960s television show.
With the end of round the clock commercials by politicians, we now return control of your television back to you.
A picture speaks volumes.
Some important Democratic Party leaders and elected officials other than Queens Democratic Party Chairperson and Congressmember Joe Crowley appeared to be missing at former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s concession speech.
When the cameras panned the crowd, I didn’t see New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, New York State senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York along with Corey Booker and Bob Menendez of New Jersey along with New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
How quickly yesterday’s friends have become Clinton’s long lost acquaintances.
Perhaps Democratic Party leadership have no loyalty.
There is good news for both Bill and Hillary Clinton.
They both can spend more time working for the Clinton Foundation with no potential conflicts of interest.
Feel free to grab as many $100,000 to $500,000 speeches before any former potential pay-for-play Wall Street or other special interest group.
They can build upon their $100 million plus family fortune, spend more time at home in 99 percent lily white trendy suburban Chappaqua and continue hanging out with Hollywood and other society elites.
There is no need to pretend to be friends of the 99 percent while living the good life only the one percent know who they previously were so quick to criticize.
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ has always been the Clinton family motto.
Vice President Joe Biden reminds me of the cowardly lion from the land of Oz known as Washington.
Imagine if he had the courage to enter and win the Democratic Party Presidential primary.
Many of the millions of working class Democrats who voted for President elect Donald Trump might have instead voted for Biden.
Without the political baggage including unsecured emails, pay for play related to the Clinton foundation, $100,000 to $500,000 dollar speeches to Wall Street firms and other special interest groups, many past transgressions toward women by her husband former President Bill Clinton along with his own “well compensated” speeches, it could have been President elect Joe Biden today.
Democrats could have won more Senate and far more than six additional congressional seats.
Sen. Schumer could have become majority instead of minority leader.
Democrats can only dream of what might have been.
Larry Penner
Great Neck
