Letters to the Editor
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You said it, dataguyX
By this, ye shall know that a Democrat is among you.
It's simple: Real Democrats vote Democrat because they are pragmatists who weigh the good of the country against the Tiger Beat he's-so-dreamy swoon of personality and act accordingly. I've never voted for a Republican (or any except a Democrat) in a state or national election. (No Green Party bullshit for this little piggy!) And though Hillary's comportment in this campaign has caused me to slide from mild unease to outright dislike and incredulity, I would, indeed, hold my nose and vote for her come November if I had to. Because I WOULD have to, wouldn't I...I'm a Democrat.
If you would vote for McCain over Obama, you're not a Democrat. You may be an Independent with a poor grasp of the issues (a low information voter?) or, as many of the most hateful repeat posters are here, a Repug plant to stir chaos. But you're most assuredly NOT a Democrat.
And thanks, Hutman, for that how-to on anti-Obamaism, as well as the explication of the Rove M.O. (was that Sugarman?) I've been thinking much the same...good to see it articulated.
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AnaHadWolves
If Hillary Clinton wins the nomination we should all give her our enthusiastic support.
On the other hand, Hillary will prove herself to be a loyal Democrat, and not really a closet neocon, by graciously conceding the nomination once it becomes clear that she cannot win.
Don't you agree?
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Reminder to Progressives - McCain is our enemy here
I understand the high degree of passion that exists with both Clinton and Obama supporters, but let's all remember that the essential thing here is to return a Democrat to the White House in November.
This country has been driven into a ditch by a bunch of criminals and fuck-ups for the past eight years. McCain wants to do more of the same for the next four. Sitting out this election as if it didn't matter, or pulling a protest vote for McCain- regardless of who the Democratic nominee is- is goddamn ridiculous no matter which of the two you support.
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Is Hillary for the Higher Good?
I can see how someone doesn’t like the idea of abandoning a sinking ship, therefore they’re sticking with Hillary to the bitter end. A lot of people out there had an inordinate amount of sympathy for her when her husband was abandoning her, and they don’t want to abandon her now. I, on the other hand, see her as a scheming politician and have no reason to trust her in any regard. The fact that she’s upsetting the Democratic applecart right now is typical of her unrelenting control-freakishness; the thought of her as President of the United States – another chapter in the Bush-Clinton-Bush episode – has me seething. Of course she should just let it go for the higher good and greatest benefit of the Democratic party, but it’s hardly in her nature to think in those terms. One wonders if she’s trying to set some stage to vie for the presidency in four years, but I seriously doubt if even she in her bordering-on-insane egocentricity would imagine Barack Obama would invite her to work alongside him for the next four years!
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Article is Absurd
Haven't read the other 150 or so letters, so if I repeat others, sorry. The article is absurd. Obama hasn't clinched because enough super delegates are silent about there preference to mean either could win. Super delegates being human, they could put Hillary over the top -- they have the power. If you think they don't have the desire, then you must have heard them declare for Obama -- but you haven't, so nobody knows what they will do, maybe not even them. So Hil should quit while for all that is known a majority of delegates (i.e., including unannounced supers) want her? My definition of "absurd".
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Where's the dignity?
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/05/bill-clintons-m.html
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Democrats Who Won't Vote for Obama
Full confession here: I did not vote for Obama in my primary. However, he clearly will win the nomination. Given that, I have a question for any Democrat who says s/he won't vote for him in November: Do you really want to hand McCain the Supreme Court nominations?
McCain thinks we need more justices like Scalia and Alito. Do you really want that to happen? Will you be able to live with the consequences (and with yourself) if that happens?
I have said all along that both Obama and Clinton are vexing candidates. However, for the sake of the greater good, a Democrat MUST win in November.
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Walter Shapiro go home
Apparently you are not aware of the Hillary Clinton supporters. Regardless of the naysayers, we will nver vote for Obama. It is amazing how supposed intelligent persons can support someone who is an obvious liar, arrogant, racist person. He is so backhanded in everything he does and people give him a pass. You ignore any negative about him and continue to sing his praises. You are all going to have egg on your face when McCain wins the presidency. We are as staunch as our candidate. We do not give up easily where our principles are concerned. There has never before been a candidate so lacking in integrity and basic qualifications as Obama. We will do all we can to keep him out of the White House.
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ethics_professor
McCain thinks we need more justices like Scalia and Alito. Do you really want that to happen? Will you be able to live with the consequences (and with yourself) if that happens?
That's not going to happen. Clinton's supporters are liberals and moderates and they're not about to morph into neocons out of disappointment or spite.
They'll do what people normally do, which is call it politics and move on to another candidate whose policies most closely approximate their ideals. For Clintonites, that's not McCain.
Hillary will prove herself to be a loyal Democrat, and not really a closet neocon, by graciously conceding the nomination once it becomes clear that she cannot win.
She will do that, won't she?
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5designers5
There has never before been a candidate so lacking in integrity and basic qualifications as Obama. We will do all we can to keep him out of the White House.
All the neocons say that. It's expected. Got anything new?