It is time for clintons accept the verdict of democratic voters and graciouly endorse Senator Obama for democratic nomination

damn, she just can't stop praising the Republicans. Why doesn't she just do us all a favor and switch parties?

And for the record, I voted for her but this was before she spiraled out of control.

After realising (seeing the polls from PA) of today and showed no difference, there was no need of her continuing her attacks on Obama.

On the other hand, I sense she has no good advisors.

Too bad she was out to lunch on her Irak war vote.

Too bad she enabled Bush to make every bad decision and mistake he made in Irak.

But she did, so she is where she is.

Only questions left are how much more damage will she do to her party before she gives up? Or maybe, will she destroy her in order for a shot of winning?

To COl[retd]A.M.Khajawall -

Why would or should Hillary drop out?

FACTS

_ She has 49.8% of the popular vote

_ She has 48% of the pledged delegates

If Obama had been able to defeat her in the big, important states of CA, TX, OH, FL. NY, NJ, etc. then she would have been forced to drop out because he would have received enough pledged delegates to win the nomination.

But he was too weak (and she was too strong) so he is unable to win the required number of delegates to secure the nomination.

So why don’t you whine to him about being too weak to defeat her in these states and STOP whining to her about dropping out?

AND he’s outspending her 3 to 1 in PA so he better have a BIG victory there next week or he’s going to have a LOT of explaining to do.

H. Aslan Aslani-Far

Obama has done NOTHING in his state senate career and NOTHING in the US senate. The only bill he's had passes was a simple thing that was handed to him so real senators could focus on important matters. The bill was about relief to the Congo.

As far as the state senate career, Obama has conveniently 'lost' all his documentation. Sure! \

Some people will believe anything and ignore everything.

I wonder why??? She has been attaching him so much the last 4 days that I forgot this was a Presidential Nomination for the Democrats. I thought this was about the nomination for the Head of the NRA. Hillary needs to take Bill and Chelsea back to New York and pray to God that the people of New York will forgive her and let her serve out the remainer of her term. I for one will be requiring that she joins the Republican Party and make this official.

H. Aslan Aslani-Far - Obama - "And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

Barack Obama violated two elementary rules of political campaigning. A candidate should never play the role of a political scientist or sociologist analyzing a key electoral swing group from afar and should never dissect the motivations of less privileged people when talking to a group of privileged people.

Kate - You wrote: She has been attaching him so much the last 4 days that I forgot this was a Presidential Nomination for the Democrats.

Attaching him? Say what?

ch: It's funny that your "Big State" argument includes Florida, which does not count and Texas, which she actually lost.

Obama made a very important call when he decided to be an early opponent of the war in Iraq. But, that is not the only decision he has ever made. He made a decision to support tax breaks for the big oil companies, because he voted for it in 2005. He made a decision that American families do not need protection from predatory credit card companies, because he voted NOT to cap interest rates they can charge. Where was his compassion and good judgement then? Now, of course, he regrets both of those votes. Obama is only human, and more human than some. If you will check their voting records, I believe you will find that Sen. Clinton has more consistently supported the interests of middle and working class Americans than Obama has. Passion is a blessing, but not when it obscures reason, common sense--such as, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is--and the ability to consider all the evidence before making a decision.

Dogsoldier: You make a good point, but one that is irrelevant to the question you're addressing, since your comment goes to the characerization of what Sen. Obama said and not to what he, in fact, actually said. If you listen to the audio, the comments, in context, do not carry the same implications. The fact is, Sen. Obama was discussing a matter of fact -- which is neither a particularly novel concept that he personally crafted, but a documented reality by those very sociologists and economists that are the basis of your argument.

H. Aslan Aslani-Far - Texas lost? Can you say what the will of the people were in a free vote in Texas?

I'm so tired of this. It is just a show.

Hillary will loose and her people will vote for Obama and Obama will win against McCain.

Bush has reached an all time low in approval ratings and will leave office as the worst President in our history. She doesnt need to convince voters of that fact. She is continuing to run on her platform of the issues as she should be - that is her strong suit.

With regards to Bill Clinton, he is a cheater who lied when he was caught cheating as most men do. But IMHO it has no relevance to his Presidency. With a 60% approval rating upon leaving office and an 80% approval rating among democrats, those who dont like him are certainly in the minority. All candidates are people and they all have personal lives and issues to resolve day to day. We are all shaped by our experiences in life as well as those who inspire us. Clinton has shown her strength of character in all that she has accomplished in spite of Bill and the misogyny embedded in our society. Her heroes are Eleanor Roosevelt and MLK - her personal life reflects their values that she shares.

Obama, however accomplished he may be politically in his few short years, does not embody the values of MLK (his political hero) because he values black separatism. He strikes me as a troubled individual with his own personal demons based on his actions, lack of actions, need to be liked by everyone, and a clear struggle with his heritage as he admits in his book and as his reasons for joining TUCC. This is typical of a person with low self-esteem. If in the event he faces and beats his demons and he vets ok on some legal issues, ethics issues, and his ties to people who support terrorists in the future, he might make a good leader. For now, I see him as a smart man with a weak character that is easily influenced. The fact that he took a run for the Presidency against his own personal statement in 2004 and is clearly being influenced by elitists like Kerry, Kennedy and Pelosi in this campaign is a clear sign of just how easily he is influenced. The more questionable influences are those of black separatists (hate group activity) like his wife and Wright are of greater concern. The office of the POTUS is no place to work out his personal demons... our future and lives depend too much on the actions of a POTUS to take the risk of electing Obama.

H. Aslan Aslani-Far - Bottom line, I would rather Obama said those comments than Hillary.

br: If you think that Sen. Clinton with all her political baggage, not to mention her great deficit in states won, pledged delegates and popular vote will win the Democratic nomination and go on to the general election, I'm afraid you'll be sorely disappointed. When it comes to electability, it is Sen. Clinton that does not stand a chance...after all she had all the advantages going into this primary season, starting off with 250 Supers, a political machine established by her husband, a national profile as First Lady...and still, she couldn't close the deal. The truth is, the more Americans learn about Sen. Clinton, the more they have to not like about her, and this does not aid in electability.

Dogsoldier: Yes, Sen. Clinton LOST Texas...it was reported by every single news agency...considering you're blogging, I figured you would have known.

"Clinton continued, “We have seen the power of the presidency placed in hands of un-ready or un-willing to address the tasks that lie ahead. Just think of the days after of September 11th imagine if President Bush had tapped the well spring of American energy initiative and good will. The president could have launched a Manhattan project for renewable energy.” Clinton continued to cite several other examples."

The one to tap American energy is Obama. After September 11th everybody wanted Bush to kick some tail and I give him that but since then he has slid us down side of the crapper. BTW: Bin Ladden expected to continue the weak responses of Billary1 shoot some cruise missles after everybody has hidden away and perhaps send some troops but withdraw if the hit us hard.

Hey Retired Colonial,
The verdict is not in. You would like for it to end prematurely, but this is not a military battle, it's a Democracy and we get to count the votes. Those that do not want to count the votes may be ELITISTS.
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Obama, bitter, bitter, Obama
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