Joe, we should leave one, stuffed, as an example of a species that refused to evolved and died a sudden and well deserved death. Too bad Strom ain't around; he was pre-embalmed and it would have saved taxpayers some taxidermy money. re Doolittle: we lived in Sacramento when that worm was first elected, and a smarmier, more self righteous little prig would be hard to conjure. If only he's been caught toe-tappin' in the men's room of a major airport. That would have been truly poetic justice. The Dem theme song for this November: Landslide, Fleetwood Mac. "Time makes you bolder, even children get older, and I'm getting older, too". I'm pushing 62 now, and I can't wait to get these fascist bastards out of power, and on the witness stand. then, a cell block of predominately large angry gay black men. Can't I dream?

the rules were written by Icky and billary's bunch- you know, the party insiders so sure of her nomination that they somehow mystically pulled secret levers for the black guy. Rank hypocrisy of the first, uh, rank.

President Carter did more for peace during his tenure, and more since he's returned to private life, than all the Bushes and Clintons combined. Thank you, Mr. President.

A time for peace..... if Ms Clinton withdraws with grace and dignity, with no hint of sour grapes or casting of aspersions, I think Obama might be well advised to consider her. I say this primarily for tactical reasons, not for any admiration I retain after the deportment of the Clinton campaign (mostly surrogates, especially Big Bill) during the latter stages of the campaign. We can put that behind us, but the first gesture must be hers, and it must be authentic. Yes, we can. I'd buy it. I'd vote for it.

Indeed, a time for restraint and for grace on both sides. This can be healed, and rather quickly, but a great deal depends on how both candidates comport themselves tonight. No gloating. No casting of aspersions. No blaming. None. As far as the trolls here who never had a shred of credibility to begin with (yeah, that's you, shawnie baby), then let the aspersions fly. Others who've shown heart as well as vitriol (Smith, lopait, kate, others) deserve the time to reflect and to come to terms with something very difficult. This campaign was a double edged sword, and someone was gonna get cut. Either candidate would be an historic, and worthy, first. Only one could win. Hurt feelings, strong dissent, were inevitable. What is not inevitable is the division continuing, to allow what no real Democrat could even remotely entertain: the continuation of Bush policies by an even more belligerent butthead, the drive of the Bullcrap Express, Warmonger Johnnie McLame. We cannot permit that to happen. I envision John Edwards as Attorney General, indicting those fascist bastards by the bunch; perhaps Joe Biden as Secretary of State- the man knows the intricacies of the Middle East as well as anyone. And even Big Bill as an Ambassador At Large, as long as we have him neutered fist. Yes, we can.

Even now, nothing but bile. Why don't you try being an adult for a day or two; listen to what Hillary has to say. See what the super delegates tell us. If you think Obama is going to be daunted by bullying by warmonger McLame or the artificial vanilla governor of dairy land, you further demean your former candidate. If he's so easily cowed, how did he come from nowhere to beat a candidate with more money, name recognition, national organization, ties with the party power structure, than any non-president in memory? She bet the farm on super Tuesday. today is foreclosure day. Whether you get over it or not is a decision you make. I doubt you're adult enough to do so, but this has been a season of surprises, hasn't it. Wave goodbye.

what did Carter do when he got out? Habitat for Humanity. Work tirelessly for peace. LIttle if any money grubbing backslapping buttkissing. You know: dignity. Principles. big bill is just interested in where to put the Big One next. He's one helluva brilliant man who's pissed his legacy into the wind, and some of it landed on his wife, who deserved better.

Look, folks. The rules were known to all the candidates. Hillary's people helped write them. Obama planned better, executed better, fundraised better, and strategized better. he won. if if and buts were candy and nuts no one would ever go hungry. all this hypothetical crap about who might or might not have gotten the most popular votes MEANS NOTHING. Zero. Nada. If the rules had been different, Obama would have used his resources differently. He ignorned West Virginnie, and Kentucky, and Arkansas, left Ohio early, because there was nothing to be gained by beating his head against the wall. Hillary blew off the caucus states ON PURPOSE because she was so sure she was going to win. She did not. It's over. Obama or McLame. It's that simple.

you have not one glimmer of an idea of the origin or operation of political parties, or how they select their nominees. This is not a general election, einstein. Decades ago, there was not even a veneer of democratic process; the party bigwigs chose. that would have been hillary. the process isn't perfect, God knows,but it's a helluva lot more democratic than the fascist winner take all big money ho-down. If you don't like it, participate and change it. It's our party and we can cry if we want to. Or, we can grow the hell up, dust ourselves off, and kick the fascist bastards out of DC. I vote for option two. jeff.