Hey! That Nader thing worked out great last time! I loved the way he came out after the election and marshaled his loyal voting base to promote his platform and principles!

Oh wait a minute...he just skewed the race for the Repugs and then disappeared.

I know there was a ALOT of buyer's remorse after that election. I have friends who still can't forgive themselves.

But you go on now and vote for Ralph.

You've got to love this country.

Red proclaims that Obama's supporters are Nazis. Note how every claim the Hilbots have launched against the Obama supporters have proven to be nothing more than projection.

Now worry.

Where in the world is Joan Walsh?

Use a basketball game as an analogy. When the final whistle has blown, the players on the team that came up short offer their hands to the winning side, congratulate them on their win and move on. Hillary didn't even acknowledge on Tuesday night that Obama had won. Imagine a losing basketball player saying:"tonight I will make no decision about who won this game". Well, the decision is not up to her, it was made for her. She couldn't master the basic dignity of the loser congratulating the winner after a hard fought battle. She pretends that the primaries outcome is still up in the air. Now she is a double loser.

Every other presidential dreamer in her position had taken the fight to the convention (Ronald Reagan in 1976, Ted Kennedy in 1980, Gary Hart in 1984), but she has been demonized for hanging on until the first Tuesday in June.

Um... do you notice any common threads about those three elections, by any chance? Maybe it's exactly those examples that have been prompting Clinton to drop out of the race in the first place!

You and I had a respectful and positive exchange not so long ago. I find myself both shocked and disappointed that you are now advocating a McCain presidency because you fear the Democratic party has been hijacked by "radical blacks". Frankly, I'm stunned by your statement.

@Electro Robot - you expressed similar sentiments, particularly wondering why CNN would bother to speak with Robert Johnson. I, too, was disappointed to see him, but feel obliged to point out that he was there to publicize his letter to the Black Congressional Caucus advocating Hillary for VP, with full knowledge of the Clinton Campaign. He appeared as her surrogate, not as part of the parade of Obama supporting blacks on the news that have so troubled you this morning.

Today, I am proud of our country and enthusiastic about our future, but not a little disillusioned regarding some of our brothers and sisters on this forum. Nonetheless, in this historic moment, we extend our hands to you in the sincere hope that you will join with us to put an end to the poisonous politics and destructive policies of the last 8 years.

Obama and Clinton are very much alike when looking at the issues which MOST americans are concerned with. Therefore when the Clinton lovers say I won't vote for him the issues apparently are irrelevent. They almost sound like little children "wah wah I won't vote for him cause he ran a better campaign and beat Clinton. I don't really care about issues cause I'm voting for McCain a candidate who is 180 degree different than the candidate I used to support." I assume these are the people who vote on personality. Remember the guy you'd most like to have a beer with? Strange that people would vote for the WORST president ever twice just on a "perceived" Rove/media creation. That doesn't bode well when considering just how informed people are when considering the candidate they choose when selecting our president. Bushs second term is proof of that.

Ricardo, you I respect. And by now you should know that I said way back in February that if Clinton does not win the nomination I will vote -- and campaign -- for McCain. It is in my letter history.

The Democratic Party has not been hijacked by "radical blacks". It has been hijacked by the Radical Left. Obama is just their instrument. He is a politician. A good man -- but a politician nonetheless. And a politician has to satisfy his supporters. If you want proof that this has been my opinion from day one, here is an old post:

http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/texas/permalink/0143a4ff2987447387e7ebf3ae985dbb.html

So you see, Ricardo. This is not personal. This is about the future of the Democratic Party. And of this country. I have my strong beliefs about it. and I will not be railroaded. You will cast your vote and I will cast mine. That is Democracy. At least we still have that.

Are not more people voting for American Idol than the Presidential Race?

Now we know tht a Man will lead us into our next war. It's time to celebrate!

You might want to rethink your historical comparison there. The reason that Lieberman succeeded as an independent was because the Republicans broke in large numbers to support his candidacy over the stuffed-shirt that their own party was running. Any national third-party/independent candidate can ONLY succeed by drawing significant numbers away from both usually-Democratic and usually-Republican voters, AND capturing a large number of independents. There's virtually no way that Clinton could achieve this. No significant number of core Republicans will support her candidacy over McCain's. All she would achieve would be to siphon away Democratic voters who might otherwise be persuaded to vote for Obama, and therefore hand the presidency to McCain on a silver platter. Fortunately, I think Clinton is smart enough to realize this, although I fear that a good number of her supporters might choose to ignore the potential ramifications and call for an independent candidacy anyway.

RedGTI basically wants his tax cut.

Respect is a two-way street.

Although I'm a strong Obama supporter and not a Clinton fan (to put it lightly), I'd have been disappointed if Obama hadn't taken the time to sing her praises last night. That kind of graciousness and class is a big part of the reason I've been attracted to him as a candidate in the first place.

I'm disappointed that Clinton could not bring herself to return the favor. Instead, she undercut the legitimacy of his nomination by once again falsely claiming a lead in the popular vote and encouraging supporters to visit her website ... for what? To vent their spleens?

Calls for Clinton to leave the race were certainly premature and she had ever right to play out the few remaining contests. Even now with Obama the presumptive nominee, Clinton is well within her rights to work the supers behind the scenes. All that is fine. But her repeated moving of the goalposts, highly misleading claims of a popular vote lead, and refusal to congratulate her opponent for his apparent victory, says a lot about the kind of person she is.

The truth is out: Even after every single state and territory has voted, Clinton would sooner sabotage her party than concede defeat.