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Some adults are like needy children who will do anything to get noticed. Being the center of attention and creating drama rule their existences. They constantly accuse others of lacking respect and sensitivity, while they themselves are manipulative, demeaning, and deceitful. The more you try to please them, the more they demand.
Most people have been in a relationship like this at some point --before wising up and moving on. In my own experience, being nice and trying to compromise with such people backfires: they take it as an invitation to continue the drama and abuse.
Sound familiar? The best thing for Obama (and the Democratic Party and the nation) would be to ignore Clinton as much as possible, offer her nothing concrete, and make a clean break. The sooner he signals that he won't be co-starring in her opera, the sooner we can all focus on the race that matters and solving our national problems.
