knew the meaning of "schadenfreude."

I'm also kind of surprised that no one is mentioning the Daily Kos story that Clinton's team darkened Obama's face to make him look more ominous in her negative ads in Texas. After that whole article in the New Republic about how Obama is this scary person who has used race in this campaign....taking up a whole column here. Stating that it was all Obama's fault for hinting at such a thing. (His camp has no comment on the Daily Kos story).

I have to admit that I'm suffering from some Clinton fatigue. I can tell you that much.

Whoever wins the most delegates wins the nomination. The race needs to go on. Voters need to decide. Obama offered to redo Michigan and Florida, and Clinton said no go. So I'm not sure that's going to be on the table.

But even so: here's why I think they should learn to share...

Obama like it or not holds the future of the party in his hands....his outreach to young people and independents is nothing short of phenomenal. He has run an amazing campaign. Even his stance on controversial subjects like trade...frankly, the Democrats aren't going to trash NAFTA. I believe him when he says he wants to revise for labor and the environment to a certain degree--but not to throw the whole thing in the garbage. This is important because I'm no economist, but working out some kind of trade deals with our neighbors (renegotiated to help the maquiladoras by all means) but some kind of trade deal is the way of the future. To look at what the Europeans have done in creating an economic block with their neighbors...and the Asians with their neighbors. This is, from an amateur's point of view, part of what the future holds. With caveats for the women working in maquiladoras who deserve to have even a little bit better working conditions. Corporations can afford this and still make their profits. This adjustment needs to be made.

Hillary, like it or not, represents the old Democratic Party. Her appeal to a working class Democrats matters because the Democratic Party cannot afford to throw away working classes--or the people that the Clintons have spent years developing a relationship with. She says she will fight for working people and I worry about her corporate ties (and Obama's) but I'd like to believe her. I think that like John Edwards, she may have become a populist later in the game than some, but since these people have voted for her, I think she will support them. She has been an awesome advocate for New York. She can be the same kind of advocate for the poor...picking up where John Edwards left off or working with John Edwards to fight to eliminate the ravages of poverty in this country.

I used to think this thing wouldn't work because no one wants to be Clinton's vice president because Bill would be the real vice president. But if Obama wins the ticket what if Hillary takes the job of Vice President? It would show that she is committed to the job as much as to the title, because I think that she could teach Obama many things. You can't grasp the future without a solid hold on "history." And it would give her a chance to prove that her ambition is not a cover for her husband making another white house bid (as he has been too likely to make us think throughout this campaign.)

Yes, maybe some will question how Obama could represent "new politics" with a Clinton sharing the ticket. Yet Clinton has earned her mettle. I like the head that Obama has on his shoulders--I think his judgement is (slightly) better than Hillary or Bill's. But with the old Democrats and the new Democrats joining forces for the common good--for the defeat of the Republicans--it could be worth it. And it could defeat once and for all the idea that black men verses white women...only one can be a winner.

Maybe the candidates won't agree...but when I look at the way people have voted, and how passionately people believe in the person who they voted for, I think it may be the only way to defeat McCain...the only way for this party to hold itself together and create a powerful coalition for change.

what do you all think?

I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt because you sound like English is not your first language.

But Obama is not a Muslim. He's a Christian. And in this country we don't decide someone's religion on the basis of their skin color or ethnic background or name. Freedom of Religion is the first amendment to our Constitution. It is a deeply important freedom. There is nothing wrong with being a Muslim. We have a man who is of the Muslim faith in our Congress, serving in government. But Obama has been attending a Christian church for more than twenty years. He is a Christian.

Does that answer your question?