I'm really tired of having to say this. I'm tired of this whole damned nominating process. I've nearly lost my oldest friend over this issue, for one thing. And I'm sure my blood pressure has gone up a few points, too.

I'm not particularly an Obama supporter, although he'll have my vote in November. But I oppose Hillary, strongly.

Why? It's not because she's a woman. It's because of these votes:

The Iraq war authorization.

The Patriot Act.

The bankruptcy bill.

The Iran "terrorist" bill.

In each case she sided with the Republicans, with George W. Bush, and against the Democratic party - not to mention the interests of the people of the United States of America! The bankruptcy bill alone has done more harm to the poor, middle class, and working class people of America than many a war. It was a huge gift to the credit card industry from the credit card industry, purchased via massive campaign donations and endless lobbying.

I don't believe that Hillary's stupid, so I can only conclude that she has betrayed her party so often out of cynicism, greed, and contempt for the intelligence of the public. She apparently thinks we're too stupid to notice that she's betrayed our interests again and again.

The Iran "terrorist" vote in particular reveals an utter lack of character in Senator Clinton. She eventually claimed that her vote on the Iraq war authorization was a mistake. That brilliant George W. Bush tricked her into giving him Imperial war-making powers. So why didn't she learn from her mistake? Her Iran vote gave Bush and Cheney license to entangle us in yet ANOTHER deadly, endless war with huge profit potential for Halliburton and other Republican party supporters.

She's not stupid, so why did she make that vote? I can only guess that she calculated that a "no" vote would have been used against her in the Presidential election. She was willing to spend the lives of American soldiers and our national honor just to further her own personal ambition.

We don't need another conscienceless sociopath in the White House.

To repeat: it's not her vagina. It's her votes. Her votes have hurt women in this country enormously. And by tacitly encouraging her supporters to support John McCain if she loses the nomination, she is poised to hurt American women even more. Because just what do you think a McCain Presidency will do to the Supreme Court?

I'm a feminist, and that's a large part of the reason that I oppose Hillary Clinton.

Hillary and Bill did NOT actively campaign for Al Gore in 2000, but instead put their efforts into her Senatorial campaign. Hillary went so far as to attend Gore 2000 fundraisers and solicit funds from campaign donors, right in front of Tipper!

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/clinton200711

Could it be that they were thinking that if Gore lost, Hillary would be all set for a Presidential run in 2004 or 2008?

I, for one, would not count on anything but the most mealy-mouthed, backhanded support from Hillary for the Democratic nominee - unless, of course, she manages to capture the nomination for herself.

She's not a Democrat. She's a Hillaryite. And I am horrified that the same seems to be true of so many of her supporters.

For some reason every time I bring these votes up everybody ignores them. But hope springs eternal, so I continue to hope that some wise Hillary supporter will help me.

The Iraq war authorization. The Patriot Act. The bankruptcy bill. The Iran "terrorist" vote. On each of these important issues Hillary voted with the Republicans and George W. Bush, and against the Democrats.

Why?

Please, can't someone tell me why?

And if you don't know: could you tell me why you, as (presumably) a Democrat, are so eager to support a candidate who has voted against our party so many times? And on such critical issues?

What tangible achievements does Hillary bring to the table that offset those votes?

sigh...somehow, I don't think anyone will answer.

Is it just me, or did the voice of "Arthur" sound remarkably like that of the NPC Virgil from the Arcanum CRPG?

He also sounded like one of those guys on NPR in the mornings, come to think of it. But he sounded like Virgil more.

@BalconesFalk, you can't sweep all fifty states. One person, one vote, remember?

But seriously, if you're going to fantasize, you need to make it at least slightly plausible. There isn't going to be a nationwide sweep. And this idea of Hillary getting the majority of the popular vote requires so much twisting and turning - including throwing out the votes from the caucus states, which is a ridiculous suggestion - that it wouldn't even qualify for the Hugo or the Nebula.

In other words, it's not just fantasy. It's laughably implausible fantasy.