In 1990 we voted for a black mayor where I live and he was re-elected twice.

We probably have more whites then blacks here but, people vote all over the place.

I am not far from Iowa. And these idiot pundits keep forgetting about Iowa, Maine, ect. all those white states that voted for Obama.

What they cannot figure out is

A - Obama is new so many are waiting till the debates to commit for sure.

B - It's summer. Grilling and the beach. No one is paying attention.

C - We have a press that focses only on What is wrong with Obama and does it to death but, never McCain.

D - A press that still thinks McCain is mavericky and like he was in 2000 before he sold his soul for the nomination.

I think Edwards spent his life climbing the ladder and being the perfect person, the perfect husband and father and attorney. Along comes Hunter, with her past that must have seemed glamorous to Edwards and her new age spiritualism and he sees it as a path to a new him.

Not only is Edwards going through midlife but, he lost his son, his wife was sick and he lost the vice presidency. He did it all the button down way.

And probably felt something missing.

she may have represented the free spirit he wished he could be.

And atone for regrets like his war vote when he was button down DLC guy.

It may have been this that spurred him to publicly rebuke his war vote and go for the more populist thinking. Become more of the old populist guy of the past, of the 30s that he wanted to revive.

I personally think she may have been more to him on a personal and emotional level then as much sexual.

And I certainly did not support Hillary during the primary but, considering the lunatics that are hanging on to her candidacy long after she suspended her campaign, I think it's a great thing she is doing to defuse these crazies from disrupting the convention.

She has earned a few points in my book for doing what she can to neutralize the lunatics and that is a very classy thing.

Bill was the donkey in the room. Bill would have drove both nuts and embarrassed both at various times with his antics - if he even would provide the info of his business dealings over the past 8 years.

It would have been a disaster.

Look, as woman I just don't take this breaking the ceiling at all costs including putting the wrong people in certain positions to feed the identity politics frenzy that has weakened this party for 30 years.

I want the right people in the job and it simply was not Hillary.

I don't say she would not be a good veep or president. But, the pairing would be awful and mostly because of both Bill and the fanatical women who would feel they could dictate the presidency.

We first need to get past this stupid identity politics stuff.

elect the people we like or want and feel are right regardless.

Not one group and their issues should dominate.

We should not be a party made up of just groups who are concerned with only their personal issues and complain and whine when the focus is on others.

We need to be a party of all people and focus on the big picture of the economy working for all, ect. Not always this group or whatever and bitch when we don't get our way all the time.

It destroyed us for 30 years and weakened us by forcing our candidates to pandering to umpteen groups and their issues only instead of appealing to the population as a whole.

that is the appeal of obama. It's not a black or white or woman or man or whoever that dominates. it is the people as community and working for the better good.

The other stuff will come when things are right. The right person for the right time. It simply was not Hillary's time. She may be better in the senate taking up the mantle of Kennedy's now that his voice is weakening. We need that in that area just as much.

It's time to stop the identity politics and only worrying about self and our personal wants and start to pull ourselves into the common good.

I missed the part with the Clintons and Obama yucking it up but, I did see the remarks by clinton and Obama.

The thing was sooo long.

I was shocked by her death and felt it so unfair that a lady that seemed to love life so much, with that smile on her face all the time, could be taken so sudden and so young.

This country, especially at a time like now and with the all the anger being exploited by pundits, talk radio, ect., that the ones we simply cannot afford to lose are the ones with the smiles and humor.

How sad.